Cord A. Scott
Cord Scott | |
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| Alma mater | Minot State University, Baylor University, Loyola University Chicago |
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| Main interests | Comic books, American cultural history |
Cord A. Scott is an American academic who studies “war themed comics from World War II to Operation Iraqi Freedom”.[1] Scott has published one book and a number of articles in academic journals that more closely examine the role of comic books in social history.
Academic life[edit]
Cord Scott earned a BA degree in history from Minot State University in 1991 and an MA in international relations from Baylor University in 1992.[2] In 2011, Cord Scott received his PhD in American history from Loyola University Chicago.
The topic of his dissertation was Comics and Conflict: War and Patriotically Themed Comics in American Cultural History From World War II Through the Iraq War and it looked closely at how "war- and patriotically-themed comics evolved" and served as "a mirror of American society" during times of conflict.[3]
He has taught as an adjunct professor at a number of Chicago area schools[4] including Harold Washington College and Triton College. He also spent a year teaching at the University of Maryland University College in Okinawa, Japan as a professor of liberal arts.[citation needed]
Career[edit]
Partly due to his experiences as an educator, Scott served as a consultant on the 2012 documentary-based TV show Inside World War II.[5] He also consulted for the Pritzker Military Museum and Library's exhibition “Don’t Be a Dope: Training Comics in World War II and the Korean War" that opened in 2012.[6][7]
Publications[edit]
- "Written in Red, White, and Blue: A Comparison of Comic Book Propaganda from World War II and September 11", published in 2007 in the Journal of Popular Culture[8]
- "The Alpha and the Omega: Captain America and the Punisher", a chapter in book Captain America and the Struggle of the Superhero: Critical Essays published in March 2009.[6]
- "From HYDRA to Al-Qaeda: Depictions of Terrorism in Comic Books", presented at Purdue University in 2011.[9]
Cord Scott expanded his PhD dissertation into a book that was published in September 2014 by the Naval Institute Press. It draws on many of his previous publications.
Personal life[edit]
Scott is currently teaching at the University of Maryland Global Campus.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ "Cord Scott". Comicsforum.org. 7 March 2012.
- ^ "Cord Scott". Chroniclevitae.com.
- ^ Cord A. Scott. "Comics and Conflict: War and Patriotically Themed Comics in American Cultural History From World War IIi Through the Iraq War". Ecommons.luc.edu. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ^ "Cord Scott: Comics and Conflict - Pritzker Military Museum & Library - Chicago". Pritzkermilitary.org.
- ^ "Dr. Cord Scott". Hollywood.com.
- ^ a b Google Books Online. Captain America and the Struggle of the Superhero: Critical Essays (will add link)
- ^ "Don't be a Dope: Training Comics from World War II and Korea - Pritzker Military Museum & Library - Chicago". Pritzkermilitary.org.
- ^ Cord Scott. "Written in Red, White, and Blue: A Comparison of Comic Book Propaganda from World War II and September 11". Academia.edu. 40 (2): 325–343.
- ^ Cord Scott. "From HYDRA to Al-Qaeda: Depictions of Terrorism in Comic Books". Docs.lib.purdue.edu. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
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