Origins of Superheroes
Hobby Lobby 130 Elm Plaza, Waterville, MEIn this lecture, Chris Gavaler traces the conceptual etymology of “Superman,” drawing connections to eugenics, Darwin, 19th-century hero philosophy, the American revolution, and contemporary politics. Gavaler is an assistant professor of English at Washington and Lee University. He has published two non-fiction studies, On the Origin of Superheroes: from the Big Bang to Action Comics […]