The History of Superheroes with Professor Anthony Mora

Professor Anthony Mora shares his experiences in the academic world pursuing and eventually teaching history at Texas A&M University and The University of Michigan! I had the great opportunity to take his history of Heroes and Superheroes in American Pop Culture course (which is offered in the Winter 2024 semester) and we discussed Mora’s work in researching the history of the character Zorro. What was his experience writing his book, Border Dilemmas? How does the students in a course affect interactions with the content? What can superheroes teach about history and culture? All these questions and more are answered this week on the Student Counsel!

Links to everything discussed can be found below!

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The University of Michigan - https://umich.edu/ 

University of Michigan History Department - https://lsa.umich.edu/history 

Professor Mora - https://lsa.umich.edu/ac/people/faculty/apmora.html 

Border Dilemmas - https://www.amazon.com/Border-Dilemmas-National-Uncertainties-1848-1912/dp/0822347970 

All History Courses at UMich - https://lsa.umich.edu/cg/cg_results.aspx?termArray=f_23_2460&cgtype=ug&show=20&department=HISTORY&department=HISTART 

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If you are looking for classes for the Fall Semester 2023, check out Professor Mora’s courses below:

AMCULT 373: History of the U.S. West - https://lsa.umich.edu/cg/cg_detail.aspx?content=2460AMCULT373001&termArray=f_23_2460 

WGS 366: Sex and Sexuality in U.S. Popular Culture - https://lsa.umich.edu/cg/cg_detail.aspx?content=2460WGS366001&termArray=f_23_2460 

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Thank you for your support! I hope this podcast brought some joy, wisdom, and/or speed to the last hour.

 

Bonus Message: Shoutout to all my friends from the superheroes course! Those discussions were often the highlights of my week, and I wish you all the best! Fun Fact: Someone arrived to the final exam in a superman costume and it was phenomenal