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New To The Site? If this is your first visit to this site you might find some of the information on this page useful. If you visit the Home Page you will have access to all of the site's main content, including podcasts, videos, documentaries and blogs. To uncover the content on the site simply scroll down the page - ...
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Racism in American Superhero Comics, 1938-1945 (Superman, Captain America) – A Short Documentary Film About Racism in Comics
Race in Early Superhero Comics by Dr. Darren R. Reid Following up on the last podcast -Captain America's Racist Sidekick- I created this short documentary film. The eight minute video explores racism in comics. Even before World War II broke out, racist attitudes and anti-Asian prejudices were pronounced in ...
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Captain America’s Racist Sidekick – Whitewash Jones, Racism, Race, White Superiority, and Comics in 1940s America
With Captain America having appeared in two blockbuster movies in the past two years (Captain America: The First Avenger and The Avengers) with at least two more big screen appearances on the horizon, one of Marvel Comics oldest heroes has once again found himself at the top of the pop-culture pyramid. But for all of his ...
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Best of 2012 (History and American Studies)
With 2013 almost upon us I cannot think of a better time to have a look back at some of the (history and American Studies) articles, lectures, and podcasts I've posted over the past twelve months. It's been quite an eclectic year, as far as this blog goes, with everything from frontier history to historic pop-culture ...
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Superman: Action Comics #1 and Gender Politics
I am happy to announce that an article of mine which explores gender politics in Superman's début appearance in Action Comics #1 has just been published by The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship. The journal is a peer-reviewed academic forum in which various scholarly approaches to comic books are presented to ...
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Last Surviving Witness of Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination – On a TV Game Show in 1956
Samuel J. Seymour on I've Got a Secret, 1956 The above footage really is an interesting treat for anyone interested in American history. In the clip, from a 1950s game show, a 95 year old man - Samuel Seymour - who 'witnessed' John Wilkes Booth assassinate Abraham Lincoln shares his story with the nation (and ...
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Atlantic History: The Twitter Feeds
#AtlanticHistory If you've been following me on Twitter you will no doubt be aware that I have been running a free online seminar course: The Trans-Atlantic Word - An Introduction. The class has so far been a great success with some wonderful students taking part in the live discussions which I have 'live tweeted' ...
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