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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.

Star Wars in the Classroom

Comics @ San Diego State University

Star Trek’s Philosophy of Peace and Justice

Pop Culture Hero Coalition

STEAM Superheroes

Comic Book Conventions and New York Public Schools

Civics for All Comics Group

Spectra: The Original Laser Superhero

The Marvel Age of Comics

The Avengers: The Rise and Fall of McCarthyism

Anthony Letizia -
In 1971, the Avengers are called to testify before the Aliens Activities Committee, which shared similarities with U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy’s “red scare” investigations during the 1950s.

Wyatt Wingfoot: The Fish-In Protests

Spider-Man and Project Mercury

Mary Jane Watson: Go-Go Dancer

The X-Men and Greenwich Village

Marvel and the Military-Industrial Complex

The Mighty Thor and Hiroshima USA

Captain America and Altamont Speedway

The Might Thor Joins the Peace Corps

Green Arrow and His Times

The Justice League of America Battles Pollution

Anthony Letizia -
In a DC comic published to coincided with the first Earth Day in April 1970, the Justice League of America encounter a burning river similar to the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland at the time.

The Transformation of a Kennedy and a Queen

Green Arrow: The 2016 Presidential Election

Green Arrow: Journey to Appalachia

Green Arrow: Toxic Revenge

Green Arrow: Love Canal and Toxic Waste

Green Arrow: Racial Profiling

Green Arrow: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

Green Arrow: The Native American Movement

Comic Books and the Real World

Captain America and Patriotism: Rambo vs. Springsteen

Anthony Letizia -
During the 1980s, competing forms of patriotism were advocated by John Rambo and Bruce Springsteen, while a similar debate took place within the pages of Captain America comic books.

Captain America: Punching American Nazis

Lois Lane: When It Rains, God is Crying

Star Trek: Threads of Destiny

Superman vs. the Slums

Superman and the Declaration of Independence

Champions: This is Not a Drill

The Marvel Age of Comics

A Superhero Tourist Guide to Minneapolis

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