The Massachusetts Medievalist on Wakanda's Mythology and History
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As with most pop culture, the Massachusetts Medievalist is a little late to the Wakanda Forever party. I found the 2022 sequel to 2018's Black Panther enormously satisfying in many ways but want to focus here on two specific tropes that place WF very firmly in traditional mythological and historical narrative: the hidden child-hero and the female regent.
The Massachusetts Medievalist on Wakanda's Mythology and History
The Massachusetts Medievalist on Wakanda's…
The Massachusetts Medievalist on Wakanda's Mythology and History
As with most pop culture, the Massachusetts Medievalist is a little late to the Wakanda Forever party. I found the 2022 sequel to 2018's Black Panther enormously satisfying in many ways but want to focus here on two specific tropes that place WF very firmly in traditional mythological and historical narrative: the hidden child-hero and the female regent.