Pop Culture & Literacy
Incredible Hubris
Incredible Hubris
What does a family-friendly animated superhero adventure teach us about excess pride and catharsis? This video lecture helps explain.
The Continuing Allure of Greek Tragedy
The Continuing Allure of Greek Tragedy
In this collaboration with TEDed, we discuss a medieval Scottish king, a caped crusader, an accidentally patricidal and incestuous Greek king, and a meth-peddling high school chemistry teacher to help understand why we still like Greek Tragedy.
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Holy Ides of March, Batman! - Greek Tragedy and Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight
Plato's Allegory of... The Lego Movie?
Existentialism and Toy Story