Some advice

ForSquirtleMyNurtle · 11-13-2003, 01:33 AM

Hello everyone.

So I know that I've rubbed a few of you the wrong way, but now I need some serious advice. I'm a graduate student in comparative literatures doing a thesis of Faulkner and Conrad, but I just was notified by a professor of mine that there is a special grant being offered by my school's lit department to do thesis research of comic book heroes. Obviously I want to do Ninja Turtles, since I've been thinking of it for a while. And I do my analysis from a Foucaultian/Lacanian postmodern language theory perspective and so I want to focus on what the turtles symbolize/signify, but to go beyond the simple good/evil paradigm. What cultural issues do they represent and how does culture and language motivate them? So I'm going to ask all of you to let me know what you think about symbolism in the series (let's stick to the E&L comics, the focus will probably eventually be narrowed to a volume or so, but for now we can have a wide open comics discussion) I'm mostly interested in language, and by that I mean not only what they say but also the artwork (since it is part of the "language" the artist is using to express his vision). I know this is sort of strange and vague, but it could help immensely. And if any of you are also into Lacan/Foucault and have more specific PoMo offerings, I'd love those as well.

11-13-2003, 01:33 AM	#1
ForSquirtleMyNurtle Random Punk Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 24	Some advice Hello everyone. So I know that I've rubbed a few of you the wrong way, but now I need some serious advice. I'm a graduate student in comparative literatures doing a thesis of Faulkner and Conrad, but I just was notified by a professor of mine that there is a special grant being offered by my school's lit department to do thesis research of comic book heroes. Obviously I want to do Ninja Turtles, since I've been thinking of it for a while. And I do my analysis from a Foucaultian/Lacanian postmodern language theory perspective and so I want to focus on what the turtles symbolize/signify, but to go beyond the simple good/evil paradigm. What cultural issues do they represent and how does culture and language motivate them? So I'm going to ask all of you to let me know what you think about symbolism in the series (let's stick to the E&L comics, the focus will probably eventually be narrowed to a volume or so, but for now we can have a wide open comics discussion) I'm mostly interested in language, and by that I mean not only what they say but also the artwork (since it is part of the "language" the artist is using to express his vision). I know this is sort of strange and vague, but it could help immensely. And if any of you are also into Lacan/Foucault and have more specific PoMo offerings, I'd love those as well.