MSUM faculty discuss the Barbenheimer hype and what it reveals about the future of pop culture 

MSUM faculty discuss the Barbenheimer hype and what it reveals about the future of pop culture 

Tuesday, Oct. 17 | 7 p.m. | Center for Business room 109

MSU Moorhead faculty will discuss the recent Barbenheimer hype and what it reveals about the future of pop culture at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 17 in the university’s Center for Business room 109.  

The talk, free and open to the public, will explore what a mid-century fashion doll and World War II nuclear history have to say about our culture today. The panel includes faculty experts in a variety of disciplines: Kazimir Gazdzik (Cold War), Ananda Shastri (physics), T.L. Jordan (women’s and gender studies), Raymond Rea (film), and Kay Beckermann (advertising, PR).  

A question and answer session will follow. A Barbie box will be available for photos. 

This event is sponsored by MSUM’s Women’s & Gender Studies and the Honors Program.