
Together, we will deconstruct the role of superheroes and determine how their purposes, environments, and moral codes define these epic narratives. This course will focus on the super-heroic social constructs that define the mythos of the superhero universe, as seen in the traditional pages of sequential art, the CGI advancement in Marvel and DC films, and the genre-bending narrative of television shows like WandaVision and Loki. Despite the impending disaster, these writers offer us hope for the future. We will investigate some of their visions of the near future, with weather “weirding,” the extinction of animal species, and the rising sea level.



Science fiction writers are captivated (and disturbed) by the looming climate catastrophe, resulting in what is now called “climate fiction” (cli fi).
