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	"id": "4213432",
	"title": "The Annual Jerrell H. Shofner Lecture on Florida History and Culture",
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	"description": "\u003Cp\u003EThis year\u0026rsquo\u003Bs Shofner speaker, Dr. Chambliss, will explore how Florida\u0026rsquo\u003Bs comic publishing history shaped American comic culture, revealing the state\u0026rsquo\u003Bs influence on visual storytelling, regional identity, and creative networks through the Comics as Data North America project.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp\u003B\u003Cbr\u003EDr. Chambliss is a historian, author, and professor at Michigan State University whose work explores popular culture, comics, race, and digital humanities. He is co\u002Deditor of the award\u002Dwinning Comics as Data North America project and a leading scholar of comics history and cultural studies.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp\u003B\u003Cbr\u003EThe Annual Jerrell H. Shofner Lecture on Florida History and Culture brings invited scholars to UCF to share research and perspectives on Florida\u0026rsquo\u003Bs past. Named in honor of historian and former UCF History Department chair Jerrell H. Shofner, the series connects students, faculty, and community members through the exploration of the state\u0026rsquo\u003Bs history and culture.\u003C/p\u003E",
	"location": "John C Hitt Library",
	"location_url": "https://map.ucf.edu/?show\u003D2",
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	"starts": "Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:15:00 -0400",
	"ends": "Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:15:00 -0400",
	"ongoing": "False",
	"category": "Speaker/Lecture/Seminar",
	"tags": ["history"],
	"contact_name": "History Department",
	"contact_phone": "407\u002D823\u002D2225",
	"contact_email": "history@ucf.edu",
	"url": "https://events.ucf.edu/event/4213432/the-annual-jerrell-h-shofner-lecture-on-florida-history-and-culture/"
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