Wolverine Con Panel 3 - Death of the Damsel in Distress

701 South Mount Vernon Avenue,San Bernardino CA 92410

28 February, 2023

Description

From stock characters established for centuries, to “Girl Fridays”, to villains, to heroes. The powerful presence of the “Damsel in Distress” connotates a woman in peril needing to be rescued. However, much like an iceberg, this character has a lot more under the surface than meets the eye. The cultural implications on how this literary device has been received over time, is as they say, complicated. Together we will dig deep and explore how she has been used, abused and with a changing society, it’s time to give this lady a timely death. Welcome to the funeral! This talk is lead by San Bernardino Valley College's own Communications studies faculty, Carol Damgen. She's also a Writer for the Performing Arts-Playwriting and Screenwriting, Professional Actor, Freelance Theatre Director, Chair of National Playwriting Program-Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival-Region VIII and Immersive Interactive Artist.