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Pop Culture and Education

Integrating Pop Culture Into the Academic Library

Anthony Letizia -
Librarians from across the country explain the ways pop culture can be used in the library, from teaching how to conduct academic research to making pop culture part of a library’s collections.

Set Phasers to Teach

Comics @ San Diego State University

Aurora History as Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy

Pop Culture Hero Coalition

Teaching Public Administration with Pop Culture

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Spectra: The Original Laser Superhero

Star Trek’s Philosophy of Peace and Justice

The Marvel Age of Comics

Red Wolf and the Occupation of Alcatraz

Anthony Letizia -
The mythical Red Wolf seeks revenge on the death of Willaim Talltrees’ parents while Richard Oakes hatches a plan to occupy Alcatraz Island after its notorious prison was abandoned in 1963.

The Incredible Hulk and the University of Wisconsin

Spider-Man and Project Mercury

The X-Men and Greenwich Village

Captain America and Altamont Speedway

The Fantastic Four and Apollo 11

The Fantastic Four Meet the Beatles

Mary Jane Watson: Go-Go Dancer

Spider-Man: The My Lai Massacre

Green Arrow and His Times

Green Arrow: The Death of John Lennon

Anthony Letizia -
A 1984 Green Arrow comic book narrative contained a flashback sequence similar to the murder of the former Beatle, while the DC superhero attempts to stem the flow of guns in the present.

Green Arrow: Toxic Revenge

Green Arrow: Racial Profiling

Green Arrow: Love Canal and Toxic Waste

Green Arrow: The Homeless of Seattle

Green Arrow: The Dakota Access Pipeline

Green Arrow: The 2016 Presidential Election

Green Arrow: Salvadoran Sanctuary

Green Arrow: Journey to Appalachia

Comic Books and the Real World

Superman and the Securities Exchange Act

Anthony Letizia -
In April 1939, Superman is given a crash course on why regulation of the stock market was necessary when he uncovers a stock swindle that wipes out the life’s savings of investors.

Star Trek: Threads of Destiny

The Incredible Hulk: In the Shadow of AIDS

Captain America: Punching American Nazis

Steve Rogers vs. the German American Bund

Ms. Marvel and Voting in America

Captain America and Spider-Man Walk the Freedom Trail

Nomad: The 1992 Los Angeles Riots

A Spider-Man Tourist Guide to Pittsburgh

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Popular culture often serves as a mirror into the past and present through narratives that reflect the real world. Remixing History intertwines these fictional stories with their factual counterparts, creating a hybrid history and better understanding of our times in the process.

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