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Shang Chi From Bruce Lee to Marvel Knights

In today's class we talk about Marco Polo, the Chinese Exclusion act, Bruce Lee, the Hong Kong Stock Market, and way more. Oh yeah, the Mandarin, Shang Chi, and Fu Manchu too. The history of Chinese cinema and American stereotypes intersect with this Marvel character. We go up through the Marvel Knights era of Shang Chi and next week will delve into the Avengers era that leads into his re-invention in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Miskatonic Literature 209: Graphic Literature in Society and History

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Rogan Hamby

In one universe Rogan went to a small library arts college and became a librarian, software dev, father and not a shut in (mostly). But in the universe of the Comics Course Rogan went to Miskatonic University and became a literature professor and now teaches in the remote education department a course about the role of graphic literature in the context of society and history. Welcome!