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Captain Marvel is the first woman featured and women-co-directed film in the MCU - following quickly on the heels of DC Comics Wonder Woman, released in 2017. However, history has always featured strong women, from the days of Joan of Arc to the 117 women elected to Congress this past year. What does this newly found visibility for women mean for future generations? Why is Captain Marvel different? And who is still missing from film and other mainstream media? A panel discusses, featuring Vera Camden, Professor of English, Kent State University; Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University; and Training and Supervising Psychoanalyst, Cleveland Psychoanalytic Center; Peter Coogan, Director of the Institute of Comics Studies and author, "Superhero: The Secret Origin of a Genre;\" Whitney Porter, Ph.D., Kent State University Student and Ohio Center for the Book Scholar-in-Residence, Cleveland Public Library; Valentino Zullo, Teaching Fellow, Kent State University; Ohio Center for the Book Scholar-in-Residence, Cleveland Public Library; and Maternal Depression Therapist, Ohio Guidestone; and moderated by Julia Wang, Marketing and Outreach Coordinator, The City Club of Cleveland.