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Teaching with the Beatles

Anthony Letizia -
The rock band has found their way into colleges and universities around the world in classes not only about their music but their influence on the 1960s and the history of the decade as well.

Set Phasers to Teach

Teaching with Comics and Graphic Novels

Solution Squad

Teaching History with Popular Media

Pop Culture Classroom

Necessary Trouble Archives

Teaching Public Administration with Pop Culture

Hamilton Education Program

The Marvel Age of Comics

The Incredible Hulk and the University of Wisconsin

Anthony Letizia -
The Hulk became enraged at protesters at Desert State University in 1970 while real-world students protested napalm manufacturer Dow Chemical at the University of Wisconsin in 1967.

The Mighty Thor and Hiroshima USA

The Might Thor Joins the Peace Corps

The Avengers: The Rise and Fall of McCarthyism

Mary Jane Watson: Go-Go Dancer

Spider-Man and Project Mercury

Wyatt Wingfoot: The Fish-In Protests

Captain America and Altamont Speedway

The Fantastic Four and Apollo 11

Green Arrow and His Times

Green Arrow: The Homeless of Seattle

Anthony Letizia -
Green Arrow interacted with many of Seattle’s homeless during writer Mike Grell’s classic comic book series, and acts as a fictional counterpart to the actual homeless situation in the city.

Green Arrow: Racial Profiling

Green Arrow: The Population Bomb

The Justice League of America Battles Pollution

Green Arrow: Salvadoran Sanctuary

Green Arrow: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

Green Arrow: The Death of John Lennon

Green Arrow: The 2016 Presidential Election

Green Arrow: Journey to Appalachia

Comic Books and the Real World

The Incredible Hulk: In the Shadow of AIDS

Anthony Letizia -
AIDS-inflicted Jim Wilson is rescued by the Hulk during a protest against a student with AIDS from returning to school, similar to protests against the real-world Ryan White during the 1980s.

Heroes Against Hunger

Superman and the Declaration of Independence

Batman: The Rodney King Tape

Superman and the Securities Exchange Act

Superman vs. the Slums

Sam Wilson: The U.S.-Mexican Border

Lois Lane: When It Rains, God is Crying

Nomad: The 1992 Los Angeles Riots

ABOUT REMIXING HISTORY

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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