ENG-1105 Superheroes and Society
What can superheroes teach us about society? In this course, students will closely examine various superheroes and superheroines and reflect on the social messages and values conveyed in popular culture. Students will be asked to think critically about representations of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic class, and disability through analysis of comics and film. This course asks students to look at comics and films as cultural artifacts that can provide insight to social dynamics and politics in the real world. Considering historical contexts also allows for deeper insight into the evolution and shifts in social and cultural representation. Finally, this course will ask students to think globally about the impact of superheroes and the influences on storytelling in comics and film.