Episode 6: "Deborah Whaley" (March, 2021

<p>In this episode, Justin and Nicole speak with the MSU Comics Forum Keynote Scholar: Professor Deborah Elizabeth Whaley. Professor Whaley joined us for a conversation about her recent book, <em>Black Women in Sequence</em>, particularly the precarious-but-powerful relationship between fandoms, creators, and critics in regards to manga. We hear from Professor Whaley about her creative pedagogies with regards to critical-making in the classroom, and the significance of offering new approaches to teaching not only for students, but for ourselves as educators. Following up on her successful graduate research workshop with the MSU English Department, Professor Whaley enlightens us with some accessible entry-points into digital exhibitions and digital humanities. Finally, we end up geeking out about Stephen King's <em>Dark Tower</em> series, and look ahead to some of Professor Whaley's myriad projects, including the forthcoming <a href="https://nyupress.org/9781479825431/keywords-for-comics-studies/"><em>Keywords for Comics Studies</em></a><em> </em>that she has co-edited with Ramzi Fawaz and Shelby Streeby.&nbsp;</p> <p>Deborah Elizabeth Whaley is an artist, curator, writer, poet,&nbsp;and Professor&nbsp;at the University of Iowa. From 2017-2020, she served as&nbsp;<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://spark.adobe.com/video/3flNDKGVP9UiI__;!!HXCxUKc!nr152UVRef01KTVXpn-xGO8BiaWGMx954R2aTYIbfz6LwhIiciVXielxqaynNi31$" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>Senior Scholar for Digital Arts and Humanities</u></a> where she was an&nbsp;ambassador and&nbsp;liaison for the digital&nbsp;humanities, as well as director of the Public Digital Humanities graduate certificate.&nbsp;Currently, she is an&nbsp;administrative fellow in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Office of the Dean. Her recent and critically acclaimed book is&nbsp;<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.deborahelizabethwhaley.com/black-women-in-sequence__;!!HXCxUKc!nr152UVRef01KTVXpn-xGO8BiaWGMx954R2aTYIbfz6LwhIiciVXielxqTmSNax3$" re