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A week or so ago I listened to a Federalist podcast interview with Richard Meyer of Diversity & Comics, which was the first time I’d ever heard of him. He sounded reasonable and was treated politely by Ben Domenech and guest co-host Ace of Spades. Over the weekend, a Facebook friend who travels more in […]
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A few days ago, I talked to my associate Prof. Harmon who raised a fundamental question by way of a preposition. This is not as rare an occurrence as you might think. He asked whether I meant to speak of American cinema as a reflection of American society or a reflection on it. As I said, the movies are our human way of seeing what we’re like, as humans. But what does that mean more clearly?
The Marvel Cinematic Universe represents perhaps 
I grew up reading comic books, as did my husband. Marvel is the universe I wanted to grow up to live in. The revival of the Marvel universe on film and TV has been a treat! I think this is why, despite great differences in our origins, we can relate so well to each other. We are both living in some variation of the Marvel universe.
