Historian. Media scholar. Comics.https://bsky.app/profile/ilgordon.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilgordon.bsky.social/post/3mnfco4x5vk2jI have uploaded my 1992 PhD complete with 219 images here: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20521217 This is the first time it has been publicly available. I completed my PhD Envisioning Consumer Culture in 1992. The manuscript was duly sent off to UMI (now Proquest) and microfilmed, but never made available.03 Jun 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:3l2vsreo2pmzrd7mrmavt6bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfco4x5vk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilgordon.bsky.social/post/3mm3vtsqkwk23Vale John Lent (1936-2026). A titan of comics studies (before such it really existed) and communication studies in Southeast Asia. I first met him at ICAF in 2007 when he was hosting Lat in the USA. I finally published an article in the IJOCA recently. John was a generous mentor and friend to many.18 May 2026 03:13 +0000at://did:plc:3l2vsreo2pmzrd7mrmavt6bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm3vtsqkwk23https://bsky.app/profile/ilgordon.bsky.social/post/3mftx47yqic2qPDF copies of most of my publications can be found from this link: ilgordon.wordpress.com/publications/ https://ilgordon.wordpress.com/publications/27 Feb 2026 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:3l2vsreo2pmzrd7mrmavt6bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftx47yqic2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilgordon.bsky.social/post/3m4zsf4qrds2mMy short open access article "Truth, Justice, and the Human Way in James Gunn’s Superman" has been published: https://doi.org/10.1017/pub.2025.1007707 Nov 2025 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:3l2vsreo2pmzrd7mrmavt6bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4zsf4qrds2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilgordon.bsky.social/post/3lyxw56f2722cRIP Big Halsy16 Sep 2025 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:3l2vsreo2pmzrd7mrmavt6bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyxw56f2722chttps://bsky.app/profile/ilgordon.bsky.social/post/3ltluemxyis2ySo the New York Times asked me for an Op-Ed on why Superman is popular enough to warrant another film. Then they went "in another direction." It seems Superman is not popular enough for an Op-Ed in the NYT. Too late to place the piece elsewhere. So here: https://ilgordon.wordpress.com/2025/07/10/superman-2025/10 Jul 2025 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:3l2vsreo2pmzrd7mrmavt6bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltluemxyis2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilgordon.bsky.social/post/3lst33uh46k2hIn Brussels30 Jun 2025 11:23 +0000at://did:plc:3l2vsreo2pmzrd7mrmavt6bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lst33uh46k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilgordon.bsky.social/post/3lapfjkjuxk2aSomething about comics since so many new followers. Message me if you want to read the whole piece11 Nov 2024 22:46 +0000at://did:plc:3l2vsreo2pmzrd7mrmavt6bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lapfjkjuxk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ilgordon.bsky.social/post/3l5lvsfob7f2wThe Australian High Commissioner to Singapore, the University of Sydney Vice Chancellor, and a very successful serial entrepreneur (I taught his brother) look on in awe at my Pac-Man impression.03 Oct 2024 09:11 +0000at://did:plc:3l2vsreo2pmzrd7mrmavt6bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3l5lvsfob7f2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ilgordon.bsky.social/post/3krqigjyv4k2zSeriously this guy, sorry “professor”, complaining about cronyism is a bit rich. https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/it-s-not-corruption-but-the-albanese-government-is-guilty-of-cronyism-20240505-p5foyn.html05 May 2024 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:3l2vsreo2pmzrd7mrmavt6bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3krqigjyv4k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilgordon.bsky.social/post/3kmot56pj3q2uGood to see @elmcitytree.bsky.social as the prime source for this discussion of watching American Fiction https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-27/american-fiction-uses-comedy-to-deliver-the-truth/10351458602 Mar 2024 04:53 +0000at://did:plc:3l2vsreo2pmzrd7mrmavt6bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3kmot56pj3q2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilgordon.bsky.social/post/3kfx5c25ffc2tBook is getting real. There is a flyer:07 Dec 2023 10:20 +0000at://did:plc:3l2vsreo2pmzrd7mrmavt6bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3kfx5c25ffc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ilgordon.bsky.social/post/3k7btocah4t2wComing soon. Isn't this cover, by James Bouwer, a beauty, as we say in Australia13 Sep 2023 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:3l2vsreo2pmzrd7mrmavt6bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3k7btocah4t2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ilgordon.bsky.social/post/3k6kjhpdo4s2bI'll be voting YES in the 2023 referendum on acknowledging an indigenous voice enshrined in the constitution of Australia. https://youtu.be/br8dB_0z3Fk?si=43-GIMLKP79IKweu04 Sep 2023 07:57 +0000at://did:plc:3l2vsreo2pmzrd7mrmavt6bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3k6kjhpdo4s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilgordon.bsky.social/post/3k67qmltuoe2j@clarecorbould.bsky.social In case you missed it: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/30/magazine/naomi-klein-doppelganger.html31 Aug 2023 01:05 +0000at://did:plc:3l2vsreo2pmzrd7mrmavt6bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3k67qmltuoe2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilgordon.bsky.social/post/3k4vmi3kicd2vMark Latham: What a journey from Gough's acolyte to too on the nose even for Pauline Hanson. I'm pretty certain even Billy Hughes didn't travel so far or low. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/14/mark-latham-dumped-one-nation-nsw-leader-pauline-hanson14 Aug 2023 06:59 +0000at://did:plc:3l2vsreo2pmzrd7mrmavt6bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3k4vmi3kicd2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilgordon.bsky.social/post/3k4pwa2wxgi2gThat time Caravaggio painted my cat sleeping on my pillow12 Aug 2023 00:38 +0000at://did:plc:3l2vsreo2pmzrd7mrmavt6bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3k4pwa2wxgi2g