Lecture on Jewish superheroes

General meeting of the Society for Danish Jewish History - and lecture on Jewish superheroes by Martin Lund

It is widely known that many of the most famous superheroes were created by American-Jewish cartoonists and writers. Today there are also a large number of Jewish-coded superheroes. What this means in more detail is divided, but the discussion has mainly revolved around which superheroes are Jewish and what kind of Jewishness they express. The lecture provides an overview of the conversation around Jewish superheroes and asks what happens if we shift the focus from examining who the Jewish superheroes are and what makes them Jewish, and instead asks what it means that some superheroes are portrayed as Jewish?

The presenter, Martin Lund, is a senior lecturer in religious studies at Malmö University. He received his doctorate in Judaic studies at Lund University in 2013 with a thesis on identity issues in American cartoons by American-Jewish authors. His research mainly revolves around cartoons in relation to various forms of religion, identity, place as well as racism and whiteness.

Program for the day: The ordinary general meeting of the Society for Danish Jewish History will be held on 25 May from 17.30 in the Blixen Hall in Den Sorte Diamant (The Royal Library). After the general meeting, there will be a lecture on Jewish superheroes by senior lecturer Martin Lund from Malmö University. The lecture is held from approx. at 18.30 to 20, including time for questions.