COMICs and propagand'art

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COMICs and propagand'art

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by mrs foxy

Table of contents

A Hero for a Good War

Focus on a Female Spy

Final Project

The People's Hero

Blacks' Power

With The Flash, Make a Splash

Revisions

A hero for a good war

Identify the conflict that was nicknamed the "good war".

The Second World War or WWII is nicknamed the good war.

Give some information about:

a comic cover released in March 1941.

the type of document:

the characters:

Captain America in the middle/ Bucky, his partner or sidekick in the foreground/ German soldiers/ Hitler identified by the swastika (Nazi symbol)

This cover enhances Captain America’s strength, he is punching Hitler. Captain America also wears the colors of America. His whole outfit reminds us of the American flag: his shield, his gloves and his helmet. Bucky is ginger-haired. He has bags under his eyes. He is smiling.

the description:

the message:

Hitler is derided/ laughed at/ mocked. Punching Hitler emphasizes the role The US played during WWII. This document highlights the idea of patriotism and portrays America as the hero during this war. Hitler is portayed as Captain America's opponent.

Phonology

The People's hero

Read the text and give some information about the origins of this superhero.

Superman's first appearance in 1938 showed him combating social issues. Delivering justice, protecting family and stopping corruption, Superman represented the newly expanded New Deal state. He had an infallible moral compass and an unquenchable desire to make the world a safer and fairer place. At a time when President Franklin D. Roosevelt made bold claims of leadership and executive power, Superman mirrored the benefits for American society, embodying the palpable determination of an administration calling for “action, and action now.” Admonishing the greed and selfishness of the Roaring Twenties, the Roosevelt administration swiftly enacted laws and executive orders aimed at protecting and assisting those most vulnerable in society. In the pages of the comics, Superman did the same. Stories like “The Blakely Mine Disaster” and “Superman in the Slums” highlighted issues surrounding the right of the worker to a safe working environment and the need for adequate housing.

This hero appeared in 1938 while Franklin D. Roosevelt was the president. He enacted laws in order to eradicate the Great Depression and "combat social issues".

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Do some researches about President Franklin Roosevelt and The New Deal.

Compare Superman and Roosevelt. Explain how this superhero illustrates the link between fiction and reality.

Like president Roosevelt, he worked for the common good as a social crusader. Both used their determination and power to act and protect vulnerable people from corruption and greed.

“In the age of Trump, we need new superheroes”, Benjamin Moore, The Washington Post, 2018

with the flash, make a splash

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Watch the video and take notes. (0 -> 2'09)

The Flash: America’s Secret Propaganda Superhero

with the flash, make a splash

Identify the historical context and the origins of The Flash.

The Flash appeared during the Cold War. The original Flash, Jay Garrick, premiered in 1940. In 1956, The Flash was rebooted with a new costume and a new alter ego, Barry Allen. The comic book industry was revitalized.

Explain why this superhero was named "The Flash".

His name echoes the flashes experienced by Americans during the Cold war: "The Flash was some prime American propaganda that will help quell the fears and anxieties that many Americans had over a different kind of flash.". Moreover, this superhero embodies the American ideals: technological innovation, strength.

Give some details about the context identified in question 2.

The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States that lasted over 40 years. It has never been a direct conflict but a series of nuclear, military threats.

The Flash: America’s Secret Propaganda Superhero

Focus on a female spy

Photo of Black Widow and Captain America in The Avengers

Describe the two characters on the poster.

The poster shows Black Widow, a superhero from the movie The Avengers. She wears a uniform and holds a gun in each hand. She looks self-confident, fearless and pitiless. She is an impressive leading character who will probably be important in the story. Captain America’s patriotic outfit and shield symbolize the military power of America. He is standing in the background while Black Widow is standing in the foreground.

pity+less => pitiless fear+ less => fearless The suffix -less means without and transforms the noun into an adjective.

Explain the goal of the poster.

This poster aims at presenting Black Widow as an intelligent, strong and versatile woman. Females are presented as the equals of male spies. Showing her in the foreground enhances women's empowerment. Even if she is a fictional character, she defends female rights.

Focus on a female spy

Read the article and discover the real female spy Marvel took its inspiration from. Complete the information.

Martha Peterson, known as Marti to her friends, was a young, newly married bride who went with her CIA-employed husband to Laos. After he was killed, Peterson decided to honor his memory and his contribution by becoming an agent herself. The Widow Spy documented Peterson's early career in Moscow during the Cold War. Marti went to work for the CIA on July 3rd, 1973. Performing dead drops. Car tosses. Taking covert pictures with miniature cameras. She was learning to be a spy. She arrived in Moscow in November 1975, and immediately was assigned the task of meeting, through dead drops, the most significant agent being handled by Moscow Station from 1975 to 1977. During the day, she worked as a diplomat in the U.S. Embassy. At night, on weekends and during her lunch breaks, she would report to the CIA station in the same building to do her work as an operative. Marti did the job with the help of experts in the CIA's office. The Widow Spy tells of her night excursions into the dark streets of Moscow, alone. The Widow Spy ended with her arrest by the KGB in July 1977.

Martha Peterson

Her name:

Marti

Her nickname:

widowed

Her marital status:

Cold War

Period of time:

Moscow

Place:

Her career:

She started to work for the CIA as a spy in 1973. She became the most significant agent from 1975 to 1977. She was the first American female CIA operative in Moscow. She was sent on an undercover mission to Moscow. Her ‘official’ job during the day was being a diplomat working in the US Embassy. She was finally arrested by the KGB in July 1977.

Sources: https://widowspy.com/author/ “Marti Peterson: ‘The Widow Spy' worked undercover for the CIA in Moscow”, Jon Evans, wect.com, 2017

Blacks' power

Read the article and draw a parallel between past and present social ills.

Last summer, when images of the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville circulated on social media, Lee responded with a powerful statement of his own. "Bigotry and racism are among the deadliest social ills plaguing the world today," he wrote. "As true today as it was in 1968." The words he shared originally appeared in Stan's Soapbox, a column he wrote for Marvel that was published in the same year Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated. From The Fantastic Four to the X-Men, his heroes were outsiders who fight for a better society - no surprise given they were created during the height of the civil rights movement. X-Men has often been praised for its portrayal of mutant oppression and its reflection of the fight for civil rights. Fans have even compared Professor Xavier and Magneto's differing views to King and Malcolm X's respective ideologies. "I always felt the X-Men, in a subtle way, often touched upon the subject of racism and inequality," Lee told the Washington Post in 2016. Alongside his long-time collaborator Jack Kirby, Lee also created Black Panther, the first black superhero to appear in comics. This year's film version was praised for providing the representation many black audiences had been craving for, from children seeing what they could grow up to be, to women witnessing their hair and skin tones being celebrated on screen. Other fans praised the comic and film for its portrayal of fictional African nation Wakanda as the most technologically advanced country in the world. Black Panther is now Marvel Studios' most successful release at the box office and has been tipped to win awards at next year's Oscars.

The events that took place in 2017 in Charlottesville are reminiscent of the acts of racism in the 1960s. Indeed, Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated in 1968.

Match each superhero with the role he played.

outsiders who fight for a better society during the Civil Rights Movement

The Fantastic Four X-Men

Professor Xavier

Martin Luther King Jr's ideologies

Magneto

Malcom X's ideologies

* the first black superhero to appear in comics;* portrayal of fictional African nation Wakanda as the most technologically advanced country in the world.

Black Panther

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46192799

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Final project

Create your own superhero.

Present the physical description of your hero.

Hair: long/ short/ brown/ chestnut brown/ dark/ black/ red/ ginger... Outfit: weapon --> shield, claws, gun, rope/ lasso, hammer, gloves... clothes --> boots, suit, cape, undershirt, boots, pants/ trousers... Extra accessories: glasses, wings, belt

Mention his/ her powers/ qualities/ defects-flaws.

Ex: read minds/ telepathy/ super speed + use 2 noun+ suffix-less structures

Give some details about the historical context and explain how your superhero can help humans.

Ex: Captain America and WWII / Superman and The Great Depression

Report your superhero on the front cover of a magazine.

Go on https://fr.postermywall.com/index.php/posters/search?s=Comics Or Canva

Present it to the class.

Speak fluently without reading, with an authentic accent. Pronounce the diphthongs and triphthongs correctly.

https://www.heroized.com/

https://superherotar.framiq.com/fr/

https://www.marvelhq.com/create-your-own-super-hero

phonology

power 🡪 /ˈpaʊər/ 🡪 Three sounds = Triphthong

hero 🡪 /ˈhɪərəʊ/ 🡪 Two sounds = Diphthong

sidekick 🡪 /'saɪdkɪk/ 🡪 Two sounds = Diphthong

outfit 🡪 /ˈaʊtfɪt/ 🡪 Two sounds = Diphthong

At the top

In the top right hand corner

In the top left hand corner

In the background

In the middle

In the foreground

In the bottom right hand corner

In the bottom left hand corner

At the bottom