Episode Description
Sean and Nicole discuss the role of Norse-God-turned-comic-book-hero (and sometimes Aryan poster boy) Thor in Ken Russell’s 1975 Franz Liszt “biopic” Lisztomania and Taika Waititi’s 2017 postcolonial MCU blockbuster Thor: Ragnarok.
How can art influence or re-write history? How does fascism look different on the horizon versus in retrospect? How does antisemitism so durably animate authoritarianism? Is Chris Hemswoth a better blond than Roger Daltry? Can Cate Blanchett do any wrong? Can there be too many penises in a movie? Find out!
Links
Madeline Werner - Reckoning with Ragnarok: Critique and Reinterpretation in Marvel’s Thor Franchise
Angie Han on Asgard's bloody history refuses to stay buried in 'Thor: Ragnarok' (Mashable)
Darren Mooney on Thor: Ragnarok Is a Totally Radical Postcolonial Superhero Movie (The Escapist)
B.L. Panther on “Thor: Ragnarok” was a joyous punch in the face of colonialism (The Spool)
‘Thor: Ragnarok’ through a Black and Indigenous post-colonial lens (Balck Youth Project)
Kyle Anderson on SCHLOCK & AWE: THERE ARE ALMOST NO WORDS FOR LISZTOMANIA (Nerdist)
SIDDHANT ADLAKHAon“Thor: Ragnarok”: Marvel From a Postcolonial Perspective (The Village Voice)
Steven Farber on Russelmania (Film Comment)
Dan Berger on The fools of National Socialism (Abolition Journal)
Melissa Gira Grant on Pamela Paul’s Great Replacement Theory
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All music in the episode is by Kevin MacLeod