Ebert Symposium Roundtable with ICR Doctoral Students

Join a roundtable discussion with doctoral students from the Institute of Communications Research on the Ebert Symposium theme of "Onscreen Fantasies/IRL Illusions: Fandom, Parasocial Relationships, and the Media." Not only will it explore themes from The Wiz and the Ebert Symposium keynote speech, but it will also expand to all types of media.

Moderated by Cait Coker, Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts at the University of Illinois, this discussion will be held among ICR students Youngin Kang, Gustavo Nery, Stephanie Perez, Kendra Williams, and Nansong Zhou.

Audience participation is encouraged. This event is free and open to the public. Presented by the Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies.