Evento

Avengers Book-to-Film Symposium at Marymount University

Avengers Book-to-Film Symposium
Monday, April 30th, 5-10 p.m.

The Symposium includes a plenary talk on Iron Man comics in the context of the Cold War; presentations on adapting Avengers characters Captain America, Black Widow, Thor, and Hulk from comic book to big screen; and a screening and discussion of Captain America: The First Avenger. FREE and open to the public; sponsored by the Department of English.

SCHEDULE

5:00 p.m. "Tony Stark's America: Cold War Culture and the Origins of Iron Man"

Plenary Talk and Q&A, Dr. Robert Genter, Professor of History and Political Science, SUNY Nassau

6:30 p.m. "Adapting the Avengers Characters: Comic Book to Movie Screen"

Presentations by Marymount English students on the artistry, politics of representation, & historical context of
* Thor * Hulk * Black Widow * Captain America *

7:30 p.m. Screening and discussion of Captain America: The First Avenger (dir. Johnston, 2011)

Marymount University
Reinsch Auditorium
2807 N. Glebe Rd.
Arlington VA 22207