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The Superman archetype and American Imperialism
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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
May 21, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
When did Superman get so "Dark"?
He's as American as apple pie, coca-cola and black-ops interventions in the politics of other sovereign nations.
Superman is the symbol of all that is best about the United States of America. An indefatigable powerhouse, an Apollonian sun deity, child of the gods but raised by mortal man, and the archetype of post-WW2 American self image.
But as America has re-learned its own history, so Superman has changed and mutated.
From shining demigod hero.
To dark underworld evil.
00:00 Superman gets a ride in a London cab
00:59 Have we had enough of Dark Superman?
03:50 Content Warning
05:30 Superman is a strange hero
07:55 Superman as Apollonian archetype
11:12 A brief history of Dark Superman
15:42 THE ARCHETYPAL BEING
26:39 Shadow & Ego of Carl Jung
31:54 A shadow-work exercise
39:33 Integrating the Shadow of the Superman
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He's as American as apple pie, coca-cola and black-ops interventions in the politics of other sovereign nations.
Superman is the symbol of all that is best about the United States of America. An indefatigable powerhouse, an Apollonian sun deity, child of the gods but raised by mortal man, and the archetype of post-WW2 American self image.
But as America has re-learned its own history, so Superman has changed and mutated.
From shining demigod hero.
To dark underworld evil.
00:00 Superman gets a ride in a London cab
00:59 Have we had enough of Dark Superman?
03:50 Content Warning
05:30 Superman is a strange hero
07:55 Superman as Apollonian archetype
11:12 A brief history of Dark Superman
15:42 THE ARCHETYPAL BEING
26:39 Shadow & Ego of Carl Jung
31:54 A shadow-work exercise
39:33 Integrating the Shadow of the Superman
Follow the the Science Fiction podcast and become a member https://damiengwalter.com/podcast/
Advanced Scifi & Fantasy Writing
https://damiengwalter.com/advanced-scifi-and-fantasy/
The Rhetoric of Story
https://damiengwalter.com/the-rhetoric-of-story/
Join the discussion on the Science Fiction community https://www.facebook.com/groups/324897304599197
Released:
May 21, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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