Perspectives

Peter Coogan, a comic book expert and author, talks in this video about the origin of the superhero genre. Coogan is a lecturer in American culture studies in Arts & Sciences and a coordinator in the Brown School.

One of the biggest pleasures of the dystopian allegory is that we’d all like to believe that our national nightmares can end, writes Rebecca Wanzo.

Mijeong Mimi Kim, teaching professor of Korean language in Arts & Sciences, has published “Tigers, Fairies, and Gods,” a collection of folktales suited for beginners as well as more advanced students of the Korean language. Read more about this and other recent books on the Bookshelf.

Matthew Shipe, senior lecturer in English in Arts & Sciences, writes on the Center for the Humanities website about the 50th anniversary this month of the release of the Beatles album “Abbey Road,” which he argues may be the band’s most influential for future generations of musicians.

Michael Allen, senior lecturer at the Sam Fox School, writes an article published on the CityLab website about redevelopment efforts in St. Louis, including Square’s signing a long-term lease downtown, asking where that leaves surrounding neighborhoods and vacant buildings.

As long as a racially and culturally homogeneous group of health leaders and decision-makers come solely from ivory towers and governmental offices, and not from the communities in the greatest need, the most marginalized and underserved among us will continue to pay the highest price, writes David Patterson Silver Wolf

Eileen G’Sell discusses the movie “Luce” with filmmaker Julius Onah and actor Kelvin Harrison Jr.

The School of Law’s Lee Epstein co-wrote an article about the difference that a lawyer’s experience can make when arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court. The article, co-authored with Michael Nelson of Pennsylvania State University, is published on the SCOTUSblog website.

Chancellor Andrew D. Martin provides an update on his blog about the university’s strategic planning process. He shares the consulting firm’s full report compiling community members’ input on their perceptions of WashU’s priorities and campus culture.

William E. Wallace, of Arts & Sciences, has written a new book, “Michelangelo: God’s Architect,” which tells the story of Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo’s final decades, when he became the master architect of St. Peter’s Basilica and other major buildings.