Your favorite Event-Con has probably gone virtual, and ISU is no different.
Presenting the first ever ReggieCon!
Illinois State University is bringing the “Con” tradition to Normal, with ReggieCon!
ReggieCon 2020-2021 focuses on the depictions of race, gender, and ethnicity in comics, graphics novels, movies, and other popular media.
In Celebration of Asian Pacific Heritage Month:
EYES UNCLOUDED BY HATE: THE SPIRIT OF HAYAO MIYAZAKI!
Suggested Reading: Princess Mononoke
MAY 6
FROM 7 – 8:30 PM.
Panelist Include
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
Mr. Tatsu Shigeta
Mr. Larry Houston
Mr. Rio Shigeta
Is a Japanese/American voice, screen, stage actor and coach. He was born in Okayama Japan, is fluent in Japanese, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts – Acting from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana. Rio is a life-long devotee of manga and anime, reads a great deal of fantasy, and is seldom seen ‘irl’.
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 is closed on December 11.
PREVIOUS EVENTS
April 2021
In Celebration of Diversity Month
March 2021
In Celebration of Women’s History Month
February 2021
In Celebration of Black History Month
October 2020
Recognizing LGBT History Month
September 2020
Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month