What Superheroes Can Tell Us about American Violence

We recently collaborated with Menaka Phillips, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Tulane University. She argues we can learn a lot about how Americans think about violence—who can use it and why—from the way we portray our superheroes.

She focuses on the Marvel universe, especially Punisher, Jessica Jones, and Luke Cage.

Check out her blog post about the research featuring art from Sequential Potential!