Time & Location
Apr 19, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM
1611 Guilford Ave, 1611 Guilford Ave, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA
About the event
Profs and Pints Baltimore “The Way of Cosplay,”
On the evolution, norms and debates of a worldwide subculture, with Luxx Mishou, cultural historian, former instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy and area community colleges, and author of Cosplayers: Gender and Identity.
[Doors open at 3. The talk starts at 4:30. The room is open seating.]
Cosplay, which involves wearing costumes to mimic fictional figures, has grown to be a very real cultural phenomenon, with millions of enthusiasts worldwide estimated to spend at least $5 billion on it each year.
Outsiders, puzzled by the sight of grown adults dressed as Wolverine, Princess Leia, or various Japanese anime characters despite Halloween being months away, might find themselves asking: Who are cosplayers? What are they doing? Why?
Even those deeply immersed in cosplay have questions: What is the future of this? Where’s the divide between my costume and my identity? Is this a…