Revising Reality
Tue, Nov 19
|Staunton
Washington and Lee University professors Chris Gavaler and Nathaniel Goldberg will discuss their latest book “Revising Reality: How Sequels, Remakes, Retcons and Rejects Explain the World."
Time & Location
Nov 19, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Staunton, 34 E Beverley St, Staunton, VA 24401, USA
About the event
“Novels, comics, films and TV shows can continue events (sequels), reinterpret events (retcons) or restart events (remakes), and audiences can ignore any of these revisions (rejects). We draw on these kinds of revisions from ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Harry Potter,’ ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and Marvel comics to analyze scientific discoveries, Supreme Court cases, folk heroes and even trans names and human memory.”
Continuing our lecture series, on November 19, we will meet with professors Chris Gavaler and Nathaniel Goldberg to talk about reality and fiction and their latest book, Revising Reality. You can get and sign your copy of the book at the event.