Holy Men in Tights! Academic Superhero Conference

Posted by timothy on Tuesday June 7, 2005 @06:55PM from the better-hold-it-in-a-big-basement dept.

Malfourmed writes "The University of Melbourne's Cinema Studies Program, School of Art History, Cinema, Classics & Archaeology is hosting a four day conference (and fancy dress ball and movie programme) on superhoeroes and supervillains. The interdisciplinary conference will address the varying roles, identities, and social functions that these superheroes serve. Topics include censorship; industry and franchise differentiation (eg DC vs Marvel); mythology; the female superhero ("It has been a very much male-centred universe," co-convener Saige Walton said. "They need some more chicks."); ethnicity, class and race; diverse media formats (cinema, comics, computer games, television) ; the resurgence in the cult of superpowers in recent cinema; super-auteurs (eg Frank Miller, Alan Moore, Tezuka Osamu, Grant Morrison); fan culture; the science and physics of the superhero; ancient superheroes; and the 'hero' who isn't 'super'."

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Re:Women in comic books by dancingmad · 2005-06-07 19:15 · Score: 1, Redundant

I've jacked off to Rogue in her undies many times, so I ought to know a thing or two about objectifying comic book women.

Wow. Just wow.

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