#the Superman one is pretty nice too but it's just an ethos logos pathos kairos analysis by the end which is nothing groundbreaking

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After I get my research papers on superhero media graded for Rhetorical Analysis, I'm going to offer access to any friends who are interested in reading them!

Superman versus the Klan: American Entertainment Propaganda. This research paper is about a radio serial from 1946, part of the long-running series The Adventures of Superman (sponsored by Kellogg's Corn Flakes, of all things!) featuring Superman / Clark Kent physically and, more importantly, ideologically defeating a lightly fictionalized version of the Ku Klux Klan. I discuss both the significance of this story and its methods of persuading its 1940s audience to take a side on a then very current political issue!

The Comics Code Authority: 1950s Panic over Juvenile Media Consumption. This research paper is about the origins of the Comics Code, a comics censorship authority which controlled the entire American comics industry from 1954 to the 1980s; it included restrictions such as "good must always win over evil"; "there shall be no sexism, racism, or mockery based on religion"; "no drugs must be shown, in any context"; "there shall be no questioning authorities"; and "the words 'crime', 'horror', 'thriller', 'suspense', etc., shall not appear in a comics title." It got real specific and had some real weird results. The paper explains the results of the Comics Code, then focuses on the panic over juvenile delinquency that gave rise to the Code.

Both of these papers do a fairly deep dive into the specific historical context of their focus, and I had a lot of fun writing them!

#Robin speaks #I'm particularly proud of the Comics Code one! #the Superman one is pretty nice too but it's just an ethos logos pathos kairos analysis by the end which is nothing groundbreaking #the Comics Code one... now THAT'S where I get into the MEAT of historical context #comics code paper isn't done but I need to go to BED. I'll finish it tomorrow. #hopefully. praying I have time.