Your favorite Event-Con has probably gone virtual, and ISU is no different.
After the success of the first ever ReggieCon in 2020-21, ReggieCon continues!
Illinois State University is bringing the “Con” tradition to Normal, with ReggieCon!
ReggieCon focuses on the depictions of race, gender, and ethnicity in comics, graphics novels, movies, and other popular media.
In celebration of the Black History Month:
BLACK PANTHER AND BLACKJACK TEAM UP!
Assigned Reading: Blackjack: Second Bite of the Cobra
THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 24 – 7 PM
ReggieCon Panelists
Dr. Scott Jordan
Chair and Professor, ISU Department of Psychology.
Mr. Victor Dandridge
Founder, Vantage InHouse Productions.
Dr. Theresa Rojas
Professor of English and Director of the Latinx Comic Arts Festival, Modesto Junior College.
Dr. Eric Wesselmann
Associate Professor, ISU Department of Psychology.
Guest Panelists
Dr. Stanford Carpenter
Mr. Alexander Simmons
Dr. Vanessa Hintz
Daniel Jun Kim
Tentative ReggieCon Schedule 2021-2022
March 24, 2022
Women’s History Month
Jessica Jones Alias
April 14, 2022
Arab American Heritage Month
New Marvel Character,
Amulet
May 5 14, 2022
Asian Pacific Heritage Month
My Neighbor Totoro
Visit the ReggieCon Merchandise Shop!
A portion of the proceeds from each order placed here will go to the Red and White Scholarship Fund, which provides support to Redbird students with demonstrated need and/or high academic achievement. All orders will be shipped once the store closes after each panel.
PREVIOUS EVENTS
December 2021
In celebration of the Depression Awareness Monthack History Month
November 2021
In celebration of the Indigenous American Heritage Month
October 2021
In celebration of the LGBTQ History Month
September 2021
In Celebration of the Hispanic Heritage Month
May 2021
In Celebration of Asian Pacific Heritage Month
April 2021
In Celebration of Diversity Month
March 2021
In Celebration of Women’s History Month
February 2021
Recognizing LGBT History Month