{"id":462,"date":"2020-07-08T10:27:36","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T14:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/?p=462"},"modified":"2020-07-08T10:34:01","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T14:34:01","slug":"unt-pod-diversity-inclusion-in-comics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/2020\/07\/08\/unt-pod-diversity-inclusion-in-comics\/","title":{"rendered":"UNT Pod: Diversity &#038; Inclusion in Comics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A member of our Comics Studies @UNT community, Dr. Joanna Davis-McElligatt, recently did a podcast for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/unt-pod\/id1464434894\">UNT Pod<\/a> <\/strong>about diversity &amp; inclusion in comics. She talks about the importance of recent efforts by comics creators to bring more diverse perspectives, characters, and stories into the mainstream comics industry, popular culture, and the classroom. See more details and listen to the complete podcast below.<!--more--><\/p>\r\n<p>Joanna Davis-McElligatt, an Assistant Professor in UNT\u2019s Department of English, who is an expert on diversity in higher education and comics, discusses a recent uptick in diversity and inclusion in comics \u2014 and the challenges that still lie ahead.<\/p>\r\n<p>In this episode, we discuss:<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25cf The importance of diversity and inclusion in higher education<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25cf The recent uptick of diversity and inclusion in comics, and its importance to the industry<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25cf Some of Davis-McElligatt\u2019s favorite comics<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25cf Recent entries in the genre such as Black Panther and HBO\u2019s Watchmen relaunch.<\/p>\r\n<p>Featured in this episode is:<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25cf Dr. Joanna Davis McElligatt, Assistant Professor in UNT\u2019s Department of English<\/p>\r\n<p>Follow our Podcast<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25cf @UNTPod<\/p>\r\n<p>Join the Conversation<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25cf Connect with us on Twitter @UNTSocial or on Instagram @UNT.<\/p>\r\n<p>Listen to the podcast below:<\/p>\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/unt-pod\/embed\/episodes\/Episode-11---Diversity-and-Inclusion-in-Comics-ecb7f5\/a-a1rgqqr\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A member of our Comics Studies @UNT community, Dr. Joanna Davis-McElligatt, recently did a podcast for UNT Pod about diversity &amp; inclusion in comics. 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