Monthly Archives: January 2009

Yale conference – day 1

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Dan Hassler-Forest

So the first day of the graduate conference at Yale mostly lived up to my high expectations: most papers that were presented during the two longish panels this morning and this afternoon were solid efforts, with a few standout contributions, … Continue reading →

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Of Samurai and Dark Knights

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Dan Hassler-Forest

Resulting from a guest lecture I gave a few months ago on 9/11 and representations of evil, I have been invited to introduce screenings of two films this week, which have been programmed as a ‘superhero double bill.’ The appearance … Continue reading →

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Body of Lies

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Dan Hassler-Forest

The latest high-profile entry in the dead-on-its-feet post-9/11 thriller genre, Ridley Scott’s Body of Lies is certainly not the worst of its kind, but it somehow did end up one of the more embarrassing commercial failures – in spite of … Continue reading →

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Theorizing superheroes

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Dan Hassler-Forest

With the upcoming Yale symposium at the end of this month, I’m starting to try to organize some thoughts and ideas that have been circulating in my mind, and in some cases taking shape in recent lectures, articles, reviews and … Continue reading →

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