NeMLA 2015

Fairmont Royal York, Toronto, Ontario

Friday, May 1

8.12 Comedy and Comics: Parody, Satire, and Humor in Superhero Narratives

Chair: Keith McCleary, University of California-San Diego

Location: Jasper Room

Cultural Studies and Media Studies

Friday, May 1 04:45-06:15

9.12 Comedy and Comics: Parody, Satire, and Humor in Superhero Narratives II

Chair: Derek McGrath, SUNY Stony Brook

Location: Jasper Room

Cultural Studies and Media Studies

"Marvel’s Slice of Life Superheroism: Outlining a Sub-genre" Keith Friedlander, University of Ottawa

"Learning from the Heckler: The Comic and Comedic Innovations of Keith Giffen" Keith McCleary, University of California-San Diego

"The Quixotification of Superheroes" Austin Miller, University of British Columbia

"De-centering Kal-El: Superlópez and the Politics of Peripheral Parody in Comic" Rafael Ponce-Cordero, Keene State College