BERKELEY'S NEWS • MARCH 26, 2023
Black Panther
Black History Month 2023
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Author Darieck Scott talks Black fantasy in superhero comics
Author and UC Berkeley professor of African American Studies Darieck Scott uses fantasy as an active engagement with reality in his widely appraised book Keeping It Unreal: Black Queer Fantasy and Superhero Comics published in 2022.
Black History Month 2023
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Author Darieck Scott talks Black fantasy in superhero comics
Author and UC Berkeley professor of African American Studies Darieck Scott uses fantasy as an active engagement with reality in his widely appraised book Keeping It Unreal: Black Queer Fantasy and Superhero Comics published in 2022.
Film & Television
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Grief, love gracefully entwine in magnificent ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’
Like its predecessor, “Wakanda Forever” centers around Black liberation and joy, creativity and community — while grief frames this sequel, it’s love that appears on-screen in full force.
Film & Television
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Grief, love gracefully entwine in magnificent ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’
Like its predecessor, “Wakanda Forever” centers around Black liberation and joy, creativity and community — while grief frames this sequel, it’s love that appears on-screen in full force.
UC
JULY 23, 2021
'Here because I am mad': Community activists protest UC Board of Regents
The Coalition for a Truly Public UC gathered in downtown Oakland at 8 a.m. Wednesday to protest the UC Board of Regents, including their recent vote on campus’s plans to redevelop People’s Park and 1921 Walnut St.
UC
JULY 23, 2021
'Here because I am mad': Community activists protest UC Board of Regents
The Coalition for a Truly Public UC gathered in downtown Oakland at 8 a.m. Wednesday to protest the UC Board of Regents, including their recent vote on campus’s plans to redevelop People’s Park and 1921 Walnut St.
College Life
APRIL 28, 2021
Top 8 Marvel superheroes to replace your ex with
Here is my tier list of the top eight Avengers you should replace your ex with. Spoiler alert: Who else to choose but Captain America himself?
College Life
APRIL 28, 2021
Top 8 Marvel superheroes to replace your ex with
Here is my tier list of the top eight Avengers you should replace your ex with. Spoiler alert: Who else to choose but Captain America himself?
College Life
MARCH 07, 2019
Quiz: Which fictional female warrior are you?
Have you ever practiced a few punches and kicks when you're alone in the elevator? In honor of International Women's Day, your days of wondering are now over and you can now discover exactly which fictional woman warrior you are.
College Life
MARCH 07, 2019
Quiz: Which fictional female warrior are you?
Have you ever practiced a few punches and kicks when you're alone in the elevator? In honor of International Women's Day, your days of wondering are now over and you can now discover exactly which fictional woman warrior you are.
Film & Television
FEBRUARY 24, 2019
2019 Academy Awards walks shaky line between diversity and tradition
Though the show featured some pleasantly surprising wins and an impressive number of awards given to artists of color, the moments we could champion were quickly snuffed out by those that disappointed.
Film & Television
FEBRUARY 24, 2019
2019 Academy Awards walks shaky line between diversity and tradition
Though the show featured some pleasantly surprising wins and an impressive number of awards given to artists of color, the moments we could champion were quickly snuffed out by those that disappointed.
Culture Shot
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Who will, could and should win the 2019 Academy Awards
This awards season has truly been a wild ride; fingers crossed that optimism will prevail and the Oscars will emerge from this critical inferno having made some good choices.
Culture Shot
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Who will, could and should win the 2019 Academy Awards
This awards season has truly been a wild ride; fingers crossed that optimism will prevail and the Oscars will emerge from this critical inferno having made some good choices.
Culture Shot
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
With this year’s best picture nominations, the academy has a choice to make
The best picture award is, arguably, meant for the film that most defined the year in which it was released. The best picture winners are memorable not only because they were great films but because they had something to say about the cultural moment during which they were made.
Culture Shot
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
With this year’s best picture nominations, the academy has a choice to make
The best picture award is, arguably, meant for the film that most defined the year in which it was released. The best picture winners are memorable not only because they were great films but because they had something to say about the cultural moment during which they were made.
Culture Shot
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
What more does a genre film such as ‘Black Panther’ have to do to win Best Picture?
If your film is a commercial film, it has to reinvent its genre of choice, be constantly talked about by the press and audiences and/or have a hefty studio campaign budget standing behind it to even stand a chance at getting nominated. And then you’ll still lose to stuff such as “The Shape of Water.”
Culture Shot
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
What more does a genre film such as ‘Black Panther’ have to do to win Best Picture?
If your film is a commercial film, it has to reinvent its genre of choice, be constantly talked about by the press and audiences and/or have a hefty studio campaign budget standing behind it to even stand a chance at getting nominated. And then you’ll still lose to stuff such as “The Shape of Water.”
