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Social Complexity, Luke Cage, and Civil Discourse

Drawing on previous Luke Cage scholarship (2023 and 2024) and various media sources, the paper focuses on how two themes characteristic of his superhero mission, mutual trust and shared obligations, suggest a path forward in the midst of American civil disagreements.

Humans, Mutants, and the World as Understood in Grant Morrison’s New X-Men

Drawing on theorized fundamental human freedoms, Social Cognitive Domain Theory, and Christian philosophy, the chapter highlights how beliefs about the nature of reality animate Grant Morrison’s New X-Men.

Time Travel, Alternate Realities, and Moral Judgments in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Explores the theme of choice in the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. television series, particularly regarding the choices characters make against the backdrop of time travel and alternate realities. Draws on sociological and psychological explanations of key events in seasons four and five to elucidate the important role assumptions about the world and our place in it play in the moral decisions the characters make.