Event details
- When: Friday, October 16, 2026 at 3:15 PM
- Where: John C Hitt Library
- Category: Speaker/Lecture/Seminar
- Presented by: History Department
The Annual Jerrell H. Shofner Lecture on Florida History and Culture will feature Dr. Chambliss, a historian, author and professor at Michigan State University. He will discuss how Florida’s comic publishing history shaped American comic culture, highlighting the state’s influence on visual storytelling, regional identity and creative networks through the Comics as Data North America project.
Dr. Chambliss’s research explores popular culture, comics, race and digital humanities and he co‑edits the award‑winning Comics as Data North America project. The lecture series, named for former UCF History Department chair Jerrell H. Shofner, brings invited scholars to UCF to share research on Florida’s past and connects students, faculty and community members.
Event listing published by Events at UCF:
https://events.ucf.edu/event/4225554/the-annual-jerrell-h-shofner-lecture-on-florida-history-and-culture/
🤖 AI-assisted content notice: This item was written with AI assistance from the source document linked above. The underlying facts come from that public source, not from our own reporting. No quotes, interviews or original reporting are implied. Spotted something wrong? Email corrections@theorlandoconnect.com.
