As part of our Black History Month observances, the Dept. of Student Life will welcome Mark McCray to several GHC locations next week for a guest lecture & presentation on “African American Influences in Cartoons & Comics.”
Wednesday, Feb. 7th – Marietta site at 12pm in Room J110
Thursday, Feb. 8th – Floyd campus at 11am in the Solarium
Thursday, Feb. 8th – Cartersville site at 2pm in Student Center room 102
His presentation will discuss how Saturday morning programming competition fueled an animation boom that resonated across television, how black characters evolved in cartoons and comics, how Saturday morning marketing strategy impacted black youth in American, and how African American professionals fare in today’s animation businesses. There will also be a Q&A session at the end of his presentation.
Mark McCray is a Senior Manager of Programming Operations for Adult Swim on the Cartoon Network, overseeing Adult Swim’s On-Air Promotion and Scheduling strategy. Prior to Adult Swim, Mark helped launch the Boomerang Network and worked as a Television Programmer for Cartoon Network. He is the author of The Best Saturdays of Our Lives which chronicles the origins of competitive Saturday morning programming. Mark is an award winning television writer who has been in the broadcasting industry for 18 years and has a passion for programming strategy, animation and comic books. For The Best Saturdays of our Lives, Mark has been interviewed by Adult Swim’s streaming series, The Swap Shop and NYIT Magazine.
This event has applicable learning outcomes across a number of academic areas, including art, communications, psychology, sociology, business, marketing, public relations, English, journalism, graphic design, and more! Please consider bringing your class or offering extra credit for your students to attend this guest lecture, and extra credit sign-in sheets will be made available. Several free copies of Mark’s book will be given out to attendees as special prizes, as well as special “Saturday morning” snacks, so you don’t want to miss out!