BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Microsoft Corporation//Outlook 11.0 MIMEDIR//EN VERSION:1.0 BEGIN: VEVENT DTSTART:20060721T103000TZ:-06 DTEND:20060721T120000TZ:-06 LOCATION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Room 7B UID:20060721-103000-00000000000-0121 DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Alex Boney (Ohio State University) discusses how a central aspect of the Superman myth—fighting through the web of constraints placed on American hopes and aspirations by modernity—grew directly out of Captain John Smith‘s portrayal of himself in his narrative of his adventures published in 1630. Peter B. Lloyd (Whole-Being Books) surveys Superman’s use of extra-judicial violence in defense of law and order in the post-9/11 era. Barry Morris (Pace University) discusses the challenge of postmodern critical inquiry to the idea of the superhero as an icon, and how the chroniclers of Superman have respond to this challenge. Clare Pitkethly (La Trobe University) explores the collision of Old World ideology and New World identity in the early presentations of Superman and Wonder Woman. SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Comic Arts Conference Session #4: Superman and the Heroic Ideal PRIORITY:3 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR