Michael Goodrum
Biographic Data
| ID | 4421857 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Goodrum |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Goodrum |
| SIGNATURE | GOODRUM M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Canterbury Christ Church University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3867-0344 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
If she had kept going down that way, she would’ve gone straight to that castle
This article investigates Labyrinth as a Gothic narrative; it positions the films as an attempt to ‘educate desire’ into normative channels within the context of the late Cold War and the Culture Wars of the 1980s. Particular attention is paid to the body and performance of David Bowie as Jareth and the way this engages with classic Gothic tropes of the dangerous older man. Sarah is also considered as a liminal adolescent coming to occupy a posit…
Delicate ironies quite imperceptible on its surface’
This article mounts an initial exploratory engagement with the weird fiction of Henry S. Whitehead, framed by American imperial expansion into the Caribbean in the interwar years. It situates Whitehead and his work within the wider historical context and shows how Whitehead himself used and played with history as part of his fiction. The article considers the role of light in Whitehead's fiction and imperial projects, as well as the way that Whit…
Avengers Assemble! Critical Perspectives on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Terence McSweeney (2018)
Review of: Avengers Assemble! Critical Perspectives on the Marvel Cinematic Universe , Terence Mcsweeney (2018) New York: Wallflower Press, 310 pp., ISBN 978-0-23118-625-4, h/bk, £81, p/bk, £25
Printing terror
Superman Believes that a Wife's Place is in the Home’
Superman’s Girl Friend, Lois Lane ran from 1958-1974 and stands as a microcosm of contemporary debates about women and their place in American society. The title itself suggests many of the topics about which women were concerned, or at least were supposed to concern them: the mediation of identity through heterosexual partnership, the pressure to marry, and the simultaneous emphasis placed on individual achievement. Concerns about marriage and L…
Teaching and learning guide “Corpses … Coast to Coast!” trauma, gender, and race in 1950s horror comics
“Corpses … Coast to Coast!” Trauma, gender, and race in 1950s horror comics
During the 1950s, a moral panic around youth culture and delinquency dominated the contemporary imagination. Rock n' roll and the new wave of youth‐focused films seemed to critics to posit an alternative culture antagonistic to that of older generations. One cultural form sparked particular censorious intent: the horror comic book. Many critics of the 1940s and 1950s dwelt obsessively on the impact of horror comics on youthful readers. The culmin…
Friend of the people of many lands’
We like to think of Johnny Everyman as the ‘Superman of the future’ for his special strength lies only in his understanding of the problems of other peoples. *I would like to acknowledge the assist
We have experienced a tragedy which words cannot properly describe’
This paper explores the manifestation of trauma in superhero comics following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11. These texts are considered from the perspectives of clinical psychology and Silverman’s concept of historical trauma. The paper first examines the genre as a whole, followed by an exploration of elements common to the genre as exemplified in the Avengers: Disassembled plot arc
We have experienced a tragedy which words cannot properly describe’
This paper explores the manifestation of trauma in superhero comics following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11. These texts are considered from the perspectives of clinical psychology and Silverman’s concept of historical trauma. The paper first examines the genre as a whole, followed by an exploration of elements common to the genre as exemplified in the Avengers: Disassembled plot arc
We have experienced a tragedy which words cannot properly describe’
This paper explores the manifestation of trauma in superhero comics following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11. These texts are considered from the perspectives of clinical psychology and Silverman’s concept of historical trauma. The paper first examines the genre as a whole, followed by an exploration of elements common to the genre as exemplified in the Avengers: Disassembled plot arc
Friend of the people of many lands’
We like to think of Johnny Everyman as the ‘Superman of the future’ for his special strength lies only in his understanding of the problems of other peoples. *I would like to acknowledge the assist
Teaching and learning guide “Corpses … Coast to Coast!” trauma, gender, and race in 1950s horror comics
“Corpses … Coast to Coast!” Trauma, gender, and race in 1950s horror comics
During the 1950s, a moral panic around youth culture and delinquency dominated the contemporary imagination. Rock n' roll and the new wave of youth‐focused films seemed to critics to posit an alternative culture antagonistic to that of older generations. One cultural form sparked particular censorious intent: the horror comic book. Many critics of the 1940s and 1950s dwelt obsessively on the impact of horror comics on youthful readers. The culmin…
Superman Believes that a Wife's Place is in the Home’
Superman’s Girl Friend, Lois Lane ran from 1958-1974 and stands as a microcosm of contemporary debates about women and their place in American society. The title itself suggests many of the topics about which women were concerned, or at least were supposed to concern them: the mediation of identity through heterosexual partnership, the pressure to marry, and the simultaneous emphasis placed on individual achievement. Concerns about marriage and L…
Printing terror
Avengers Assemble! Critical Perspectives on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Terence McSweeney (2018)
Review of: Avengers Assemble! Critical Perspectives on the Marvel Cinematic Universe , Terence Mcsweeney (2018) New York: Wallflower Press, 310 pp., ISBN 978-0-23118-625-4, h/bk, £81, p/bk, £25
Delicate ironies quite imperceptible on its surface’
This article mounts an initial exploratory engagement with the weird fiction of Henry S. Whitehead, framed by American imperial expansion into the Caribbean in the interwar years. It situates Whitehead and his work within the wider historical context and shows how Whitehead himself used and played with history as part of his fiction. The article considers the role of light in Whitehead's fiction and imperial projects, as well as the way that Whit…
If she had kept going down that way, she would’ve gone straight to that castle
This article investigates Labyrinth as a Gothic narrative; it positions the films as an attempt to ‘educate desire’ into normative channels within the context of the late Cold War and the Culture Wars of the 1980s. Particular attention is paid to the body and performance of David Bowie as Jareth and the way this engages with classic Gothic tropes of the dangerous older man. Sarah is also considered as a liminal adolescent coming to occupy a posit…
Art (8 works) · History (6 works) · Art history (5 works) · Comics and Graphic Narratives (4 works) · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis (4 works) · History (4 works) · Literature (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Comics (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works)