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Comics in the Native American Classroom

Anthony Letizia -
A professor at Duke University spent ten years collecting Native American-created comic books, then crafted a college course on Native American history that uses them as source material.

Constance and Nano

Integrating Pop Culture Into the Academic Library

Teaching Public Administration with Pop Culture

STEAM Superheroes

Spectra: The Original Laser Superhero

Star Wars in the Classroom

Hunger Action Heroes Unite!

Cosplay for Science Initiative

The Marvel Age of Comics

Wyatt Wingfoot: The Fish-In Protests

Anthony Letizia -
Wyatt Wingfoot invites the Fantastic Four to his Oklahoma reservation for help against the Miracle Man while Native Americans fought for fishing rights in the real world state of Washington.

The Mighty Thor and Hiroshima USA

The Avengers: The Rise and Fall of McCarthyism

The X-Men and Greenwich Village

The Hulk, Bruce Banner, and Robert Oppenheimer

Captain America and Altamont Speedway

Spider-Man: The My Lai Massacre

Marvel and the Military-Industrial Complex

The Incredible Hulk and the University of Wisconsin

Green Arrow and His Times

Green Arrow: Love Canal and Toxic Waste

Anthony Letizia -
In 1986, Green Arrow teamed with Batman to expose the dangers of toxic waste from a chemical plant, similar to how residents of Love Canal fought against exposure in their own community.

Green Arrow: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

Green Arrow: Journey to Appalachia

Green Arrow: The 2016 Presidential Election

Green Arrow: The Homeless of Seattle

Green Arrow: Toxic Revenge

The Transformation of a Kennedy and a Queen

Green Arrow: The Native American Movement

Green Arrow: The Dakota Access Pipeline

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 vs. the Slums

Lois Lane: When It Rains, God is Crying

Starfire: Apartheid No More

A Superhero Tourist Guide to Minneapolis

Steve Rogers vs. the German American Bund

Superman and the Securities Exchange Act

Superman and the Declaration of Independence

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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