163 - Dr. Doe Polanz and Adrienne Hooker - Marie Antoinette Exhibit at JMU - April 14, 2026

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with JMU professors about their upcoming exhibit on Marie Antoinette and its cultural implications.

We are honored to welcome JMU professors Dr. Doe Polanz and her colleague, Professor Adrienne Hooker. They tell us about their upcoming exhibit, “Marie Antoinette: Pop Culture Icon.” We talk guillotines, pop iconography, and how Marie Antoinette still gives our current society a space to explore our own cultural identities. Doe and Adrienne bring a passion to the subject that guarantees an interesting take. What a fun conversation! A few mentions: Restless Moons Brewing - https://www.restlessmoons.com/ Ruby’s Arcade - https://rubysarcade.com/ Dr. Doe Polanz - https://www.jmu.edu/languages/people/all-people/polanz-dorothee.shtml Adrienne Hooker - https://www.jmu.edu/smad/about-smad/our-people/hooker-adrienne.shtml Open Call Art Competition - Visions of Marie Antoinette - https://www.instagram.com/p/DWzqzyyADTy/ Gojira performs at the Olympics with Marie Antoinette imagery - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hTMYk7orHw

People in this episode

Host: Brothers Howdyshell

Guests: Dr. Doe Polanz, Adrienne Hooker

Topics covered

• Marie Antoinette
• pop culture
• cultural identity
• art exhibit
• JMU

Keywords

• Marie Antoinette
• JMU
• art exhibit
• pop culture
• cultural identity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: JMU, Restless Moons Brewing, Ruby’s Arcade, Open Call Art Competition - Visions of Marie Antoinette

Books & works: Marie Antoinette: Pop Culture Icon

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