Episode 2: Sparring with Superman

Nov 14, 2020

On this Episode of The Sociologist's Dojo Podcast I tackle the subject that was the origin of the blog itself: Superman.

In this Sociological Analysis, I will briefly cover the origins of the character, before going into my experience with the character in both the comics and the films. In the Social Analysis section, I cover Superman's status as an American Cultural product and Propaganda tool, while looking at his relationship with:

• Immigration
• Masculinity 
• and Femininity

Stick around for such questions as:

1. Would Superman be eligible for DACA? 
2. Where is General Zod's Legal representation at the beginning of Superman: The Movie? 
3. Isn't the Phantom Zone  Guantanamo for Kryptonians?

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Show Links 

Man of Steel Review Part II: Social Analysis of an Icon

Superman: Doomsday

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

TDKR- Frank Miller -Reganite Superman 

Elementary Forms of Religious Life - Durkheim 

Enlightened Exceptionalism- Tim Wise  

SuperGods by Grant Morrison 

Hari Kondabolu- Superman is Undocumented

Feminist Frequency- Damsel in Distress 

Zen and the White male Savior in Film- The Social Breakdown Podcast 

Zen and the Death of The White Male Savior