Tag: superheroes

Captain America: Humanities Major

Posted on By David Perry

From The Mary Sue, Alysa Auriemma has a lovely essay about Captain America (in the context of the comic “Civil War”) and a new masculinity. After opening paragraphs on toxic masculinity and patriarchy, she writes: Captain America not only navigates masculinity, but he completely subverts and ultimately rejects our contemporary conceptions of what it means … Continue ReadingCaptain America: Humanities Major

Video: The Power of Teamwork (Hulk Smash! Thor Hammer! O Captain My Captain?)

Posted on By David Perry

So I was going to write a post about another killing, but I’m tired. My son was up much of the night (he has a cold so his breathing isn’t great so he’s restless and wakeful). I have a lot of work to do today despite the exhaustion. So here’s something great. My daughter got … Continue ReadingVideo: The Power of Teamwork (Hulk Smash! Thor Hammer! O Captain My Captain?)