Are you a fan of ass-kicking warrior women? Wanna take a deep dive into their cinematic herstory with me? Then – HUZZAH – you are in luck because I will be teaching a three night class at the SIFF Film Center this Spring!!! Tickets are on sale now, and would make an excellent holiday gift for the PNW geek girl … Read More
Wonder Woman: Herstory of a Heroine on Screen
Spend an afternoon diving into the history of the world’s most iconic superheroine with pop culture historian and local geek girl, Jennifer K. Stuller. If you sobbed and cheered when Princess Diana charged across No Man’s Land in 2017’s Wonder Woman, then you’ll want to join Jen for an in-depth look at Wonder Woman’s cinematic evolution. Starting from Cathy Lee Crosby’s 1974 pilot, … Read More
Granger Leadership Academy
Jennifer is proud to be leading a workshop at the Granger Leadership Academy, in association with the extraordinary non-profit Dumbledore’s Army that is the Harry Potter Alliance! The Academy appears next in Tucson, Arizona – March 15-18, 2018. HIGH-FIVING A MILLION ANGELS – ACTIVISM AFTER GLA At the GLA we learn the skills we need to be engaged and community-driven citizens. … Read More
Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics,”The Truth about Wonder Woman”
Currently appearing in AMC’s documentary series, Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics in Season 1, Episode 2 ‘The Truth About Wonder Woman’ About the Episode: As comic books became popular and male superheroes rose to stardom, one man created a feminist superhero inspired by both his wife and his mistress. About the series: The Walking Dead comic book creator Robert … Read More
Whitworth University – INK-STAINED AMAZONS AND CINEMATIC WARRIORS: SUPERWOMEN IN MODERN MYTHOLOGY
11/01 7 p.m. From Wonder Woman to Buffy Summers, Emma Peel to Sydney Bristow, Charlie’s Angels to the Powerpuff Girls, superwomen are more than just love interests or sidekicks who stand by their men. In this lively multimedia presentation, pop-culture historian Jennifer K. Stuller will help us explore how the female hero in modern mythology has broken through the boys’ … Read More
What Rebellions Are Built On: Popular Culture, Radical Hope, and The Politically Engaged Geek
As America faces the drawing up of Death Star plans (or border walls, refugee bans, and faith-based registries) culture and politics have never felt so…pop culturian as now. But stories have always been political, and fandom has too. Today, themes of hope and resistance in stories such as Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Wonder Woman are serving not just as … Read More
Lassos, Lightsabers, and Stakes: Assessing the Heroine’s Journey 20 Years After Buffy
Twenty years after the premiere of the groundbreaking Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series, the entertainment industry still struggles to accept the lessons it ought to have learned from the enduring impact of the show, its characters, and its fans. Cause for optimism can be found, too, in stories ranging from Wonder Woman and Star Wars at the movies to … Read More
SEATTLE MINI MAKER FAIRE
Hacking Popular Culture for Political Change There has been an awakening in the Force. Can you feel it? As America faces the drawing up of Death Star plans (or border walls, refugee bans, and faith-based registries) themes of hope and resistance in nerd enthusiasms such as Star Wars and Harry Potter serve not just as moral guides, but as inspiration in protest phenomena and action plans. … Read More
