Social criticism through comics: Spanish local stereotypes
Social criticism through comics can be funny, specially if packed with humor. Comics are great vessels to convey serious information disguised in a…
Geek Anthropology of Ms. Marvel
To take a closer look to the Geek Anthropology of Ms. Marvel is a must. This is one of the best Superhero comic…
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Representation of women in media: Black Widow
Representation of women in media is still poor. Black Widow is a strong woman who has been subject to all types of comments,…
Wonder Women: the untold story of American Superheroines
Wonder Women: the untold story of American Superheroines is a documentary about comics, Wonder Woman, feminism and real and paper Superheroines. But beyond…
She Makes Comics, the Documentary
She Makes Comics is a great documentary about women in comics. She Makes Comics explains the history of women in comics highlighting the…
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Disney’s Maleficent, beyond the surface
Disney’s Maleficent is a movie with many meanings. It can be taken as a “modern” fairy tale, or you can scratch and find…
Extreme fame: living in a small claustrophobic cage
How is it possible to be a celebrity, attain extreme fame, and feel like you are living in a small claustrophobic cage? Jennifer…
Fall Seven Times, Get up Eight: The Japanese War Brides
When I saw this project I couldn’t stop myself to back it up. It is about Japanese War Brides, who, after the WWII…
Focal vocabulary related to comics
Anime: [from the Japanese abbreviation “animation,”] Japanese animated hand-drawn or computer-made films. Anthropomorphism: [from the Greek, “anthropos” (man/ human) + “morphe” (shape/ form)]….
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Economic independence of women to change Hollywood gender stereotypes
The structure of the family is changing across the US, according to The New York Times. Women’s economic independence is not only changing…
Were Viking females like Lady Sif?
Norse migrants to England in the latter ninth century were supposed to be mostly males. However, a recent study suggests that the ratio…
Teaching through comics: Marvel Comics agaisnt bullies
Comics can be a great medium through which you can send messages to the audience. They have been use as propaganda in many…
