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

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