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A “How to” Guide for Identifying Film Noir
You’re stroking your arms, trying to forget the cold. You’re grasping the back of the wooden chair in front of you. Your back against the...


Comics – A Changing Medium
Montage created from a photo by Eugenio Mazzone on Unsplash and Rodion Kutsaev on Unsplash Who doesn’t know comic book characters like...


Hidden Guilty Pleasures
Photo by Spencer Imbrock on Unsplash We all have them. The few movies, series, books or songs we really enjoy, but are too embarrassed to...


Guilty Pleasures
Photo by Krists Luhaers on Unsplash Does culture make us find more similarities with other humans in what we dislike? It seems that the...


Concrete – A Comic That Changes Environmental Perception
© Paul Chandwick Did you know that comics can be a great medium to convey environmental messages? In today’s society, where topics like...


Interview with Prof. Dr. Daniel Stein
As a part of our class about North American comics, we were able to interview a person who works in comic studies: Prof. Dr. Daniel Stein...


Darth Vader Why The Villain’s Perspective Matters
All right belong to Marvel http://marvel.com/comics/issue/63176/darth_vader_2017_2 Introduction In recent years there have only been very...


Craig Thompson’s Habibi between Orientalism and Occidentalism – A Critical Essay
“Woven through all of Flaubert’s Oriental experiences, exciting or disappointing, is an almost uniform association between the Orient and...


“That, Which Is Not There”
Last autumn, on a beautiful October day, my husband and I strolled through Copenhagen. As the usual harsh wind that comes from the sea...


On Stereotypes and Representation: The Portrayal of Riri Williams
Promotional image of The Invincible Iron Man featuring Riri Williams. Art by Jeff Dekal. All right reserved by Marvel...
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