UC Davis Leadership Chancellor’s Colloquium:
Chancellor Gary S. May in conversation with Barbara Brandon-Croft
The Forum Network, GBH, CARTOONISTS, RACISM & FREE SPEECH
April 11, 2023, Phillip Martin moderates a conversation with Barbara Brandon-Croft, “Kal” Kallaugher, and Dan Wasserman. What is the role of the cartoonist in the today’s convoluted world? Is it poking fun at the powerful, parodying the absurdities of life or according to cartoonist Rob Rogers, acting as “a troublemaker”. He should know for when Rogers depicted Donald Trump too angrily, he was fired from The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. So, stakes run high for picking up the artistic pen. But while Rogers poked fun at Trump, Scott Adams embraced Trump’s world view. Adams, whose “Dilbert” cartoon strip catapulted him to fame, recently courted controversy by describing Black people as a “hate group.” Consequently, more than 300 publications announced they would no longer be running Dilbert. Critics say his politics crept into his art when he introduced a token Black character to represent his negative views on racial diversity, albeit with greater subtlety. Is there still a role for Adams in the world of cartooning and are there any topics that are off-limits? Do cultural norms and political climates affect what is acceptable to ridicule?
Brooklyn Public Library & the Center for Brooklyn History, Women + Justice, Part 1
March 8, 2023, The last 50 years have seen transformational change in what being a woman in America means, with vast advances around gender freedom in work, education, family, sexuality, sports, and more. Yet from the start the fight was only partially representative, the achievements only partly complete. Those at the table excluded the full range of women’s voices and concerns, especially those of women of color. The Center for Brooklyn History hosted a conversation that brought historical context to this five-decade battle for gender equity as we looked at the entrenched structural and societal inequalities, the hard-won gains, and the women left out. Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom, 2020 MacArthur Fellow and author of the critically acclaimed book THICK: And Other Essays, moderated this panel that included groundbreaking cartoonist Barbara Brandon-Croft, feminist legal scholar Patricia J. Williams, and Ms. Foundation leader Sara K. Gould.
Draw & Quarterly, At Home With Barbara Brandon-Croft
February 7, 2023, Barbara Brandon-Croft introduces her new book WHERE I'M COMING FROM, in stores now!
Virtuous Con, The Story of STILL
May 11 2022, In mid-February 2020, the exhibit "STILL… Racism in America: A Retrospective in Cartoons" opened at the Medialia Gallery in New York. It featured over 100 cartoons from the comic strips "Luther" (1968–1986) by the late Brumsic Brandon Jr. and "Where I'm Coming From" (1989–2005) by his daughter Barbara Brandon-Croft, the country's first/only father and daughter who were each syndicated in the mainstream press. In displaying their works together, which were originally published decades apart, the exhibit reflected on the ways the country has and hasn't progressed between and since their publication. Our panelists share the origin story of the exhibit, the influence of Brumsic Brandon Jr., photos of the exhibit, and archives from "Luther" and "Where I'm Coming From." Panelists: Barbara Brandon-Croft, Tara Nakashima Donahue, and Christine Pasalo Norland (M)
Library of Congress, Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists
May 17, 2018, Illustrators Whitney Sherman, Barbara Brandon-Croft and Jillian Tamaki, all highlighted in the Library's current exhibition and book "Drawn to Purpose," discuss their craft.