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1a) summarize Marvel Comics and Manifest Destiny byDavid Adesnik

wows and Manifest Destiny vou think was the artist's intent in depicting the human form in 291 For Class Discussion 1. What do you think was such a contorted, alien form? 2. If you first noticed the vie down an unfamiliar stre before reading it, how do appealing, or would it make ve 3. Do you think that this graffiti global audience, even fo 4. This graffiti promotes ed noticed the visual aspect of this piece of graffiti while walking unfamiliar street without knowing what the Spanish means or eading it, how do you think you would respond? Would you find it or would it make you feel at risk, or uncomfortable, for example? think that this graffiti is capable of conveying a social message to a al audience, even for those who do not know what the text means? araffiti promotes education as a bulwark against abusive rulers in this sense playing a social advocacy and political role in the community ook online for ways artists in other countries have used graffiti to engage social/political commentary. Do you notice trends or similarities? How does this piece fit into your observations? Marvel Comics and Manifest Destiny David Adesnik David Adesnik, a research analyst in Washington, DC, received his doctorate in international relations from Oxford University. Doublethink Online sponsors his blog as a "bright young mind of the Right." This cultural analysis was posted January 28, 2005, on the Web site of the Daily Standard (www.weeklystandard .com), a British daily online publication affiliated with the Weekly Standard, a news commentary magazine. This piece is more exploratory than argumentative. What claims does it make about comic superheroes? What questions does it raise about popular culture and cross-cultural exchanges? Prabhakar forces him to universal aspects of hu a specific culture. The suce because it may tell us some kavericans' faith in the universal The first issue of Spa dead serious when he spoke Devarajan's aspirations are noble, yet it's interesting to wonder if Ameri- can audiences will recognize this Spider-Man after his translation into the local idiom. Or, conversely, if Devarajan, born in New York to parents from India, will preserve too much of Spider-Man's American heritage Wind up with a character that won't resonate with Indian audiences. In short, Devarajan's attempt to transform Peter Parker into Pavitr ar forces him to confront the age-old challenge of separating the spects of human nature from the particular characteristics of ture. The success for failure) of Devarajan's effort matters, ell us something important about the validity of n the universality of our most cherished ideals. sue of Spider-Man: India demonstrates that Devarajan was he spoke of preserving the Spider-mantra that "with

1b) reflect on question 4

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