Robert Westerfelhaus
Biographic Data
| ID | 3476681 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Westerfelhaus |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert |
| FAMILY NAME | Westerfelhaus |
| SIGNATURE | WESTERFELHAUS R |
| AFFILIATIONS | College of Charleston |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8089-7484 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Time and Change Part Two (Introduction)
Finding a Place for a Muslimah Heroine in the Post-9/11 Marvel Universe
Soon after the attacks on the US on September 11, 2001, Marvel Comics introduced Dust, an observant Sunni Muslim, as a member of the New X-Men. In this study, we point out how the focus upon her Islamic faith departs from conventional depictions of superheroes in American popular media. Additionally, we discuss how her religious beliefs and practices define her as different, and thus sets her apart, from other superheroes. We also examine how, in…
At the unlikely confluence of conservative religion and popular culture
We argue that, in campaigning against homosexuality, political and religious conservatives benefit from the familiarizing heteronormative discourse of the very culture against which they have declared war. To illustrate, we offer an analysis of David Fincher's Fight Club in which we show how the film's narrative is structured around a quasireligious ritual that reaffirms heterosexuality at the expense of homosexuality. This ritual, informed by Fr…
Criminal Investigations and Spiritual Quests
Disillusioned by science's betrayal of its promise of unlimited progress and dissatisfied with the world it helped create, many Westerners have spurned science and turned to nonscientific ways of knowing. The X-Files, a television series broadcast on the Fox network, is a site where the tension between Western science and nonscientific ways of knowing is dramatically depicted. The present study explores this tension using Condit's model of hegemo…
At the unlikely confluence of conservative religion and popular culture
We argue that, in campaigning against homosexuality, political and religious conservatives benefit from the familiarizing heteronormative discourse of the very culture against which they have declared war. To illustrate, we offer an analysis of David Fincher's Fight Club in which we show how the film's narrative is structured around a quasireligious ritual that reaffirms heterosexuality at the expense of homosexuality. This ritual, informed by Fr…
Finding a Place for a Muslimah Heroine in the Post-9/11 Marvel Universe
Soon after the attacks on the US on September 11, 2001, Marvel Comics introduced Dust, an observant Sunni Muslim, as a member of the New X-Men. In this study, we point out how the focus upon her Islamic faith departs from conventional depictions of superheroes in American popular media. Additionally, we discuss how her religious beliefs and practices define her as different, and thus sets her apart, from other superheroes. We also examine how, in…
Criminal Investigations and Spiritual Quests
Disillusioned by science's betrayal of its promise of unlimited progress and dissatisfied with the world it helped create, many Westerners have spurned science and turned to nonscientific ways of knowing. The X-Files, a television series broadcast on the Fox network, is a site where the tension between Western science and nonscientific ways of knowing is dramatically depicted. The present study explores this tension using Condit's model of hegemo…
At the unlikely confluence of conservative religion and popular culture
We argue that, in campaigning against homosexuality, political and religious conservatives benefit from the familiarizing heteronormative discourse of the very culture against which they have declared war. To illustrate, we offer an analysis of David Fincher's Fight Club in which we show how the film's narrative is structured around a quasireligious ritual that reaffirms heterosexuality at the expense of homosexuality. This ritual, informed by Fr…
Finding a Place for a Muslimah Heroine in the Post-9/11 Marvel Universe
Soon after the attacks on the US on September 11, 2001, Marvel Comics introduced Dust, an observant Sunni Muslim, as a member of the New X-Men. In this study, we point out how the focus upon her Islamic faith departs from conventional depictions of superheroes in American popular media. Additionally, we discuss how her religious beliefs and practices define her as different, and thus sets her apart, from other superheroes. We also examine how, in…
Time and Change Part Two (Introduction)
Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · American Sports and Literature (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Betrayal (1 work) · Chaos, Complexity, and Education (1 work) · Character (mathematics (1 work) · Comics (1 work)