Vortragsreihe: Symbols of American Popular Culture (Comic Heroes)
24.06.2009 (19:00)
The People of the Comic Book: It's a Man! It's a Jew! It's Supermensch!
Dr. Harry Brod, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities, University of California, San Diego
Did you know Superman is Jewish? Come learn how Clark Kent and Superman embody the real and fantasy lives of their creators, two Jewish teenagers in Depression era Cleveland. From Superman and Batman to Spider-Man and the Hulk, comic book superheroes have sprung from the imaginations of Jewish men. What themes of gendered power and powerlessness, of diasporic longings and immigrant uncertainties did these men inscribe into their superhuman creations?
Mittwoch, 24.6.
19.00 Uhr im DAI
€ 5,–/3,–/FV 2,–
engl. Sprache