Guest Speakers: Slavoj Zizek, Jela Krecic and Ben Saunders 

This event will feature three presentations on the way in which superhero films—such as Batman, The Avengers, Black Panther,X-Men, and Spiderman—serve as mirrors of our time and, in particular, of the anxieties that permeate society and culture in general.

Sponsored by: The English Department, The Humanities Council, The Department of Comparative Literature, The Program in Media and Modernity, The Program in American Studies, Lewis Center for the Arts and The Film Committee.

Free and Open to the Public