And how it has been discredited in the US, but is still studied and used in France, while the UK only used it in an unofficial capacity.īut Dr Hubbard concentrated on how, in World War II, it was used by the US Army to determine which of their officers was gay or just pretending to be gay to get out of service. She talked about the origins of the test, how its creator died before his work could be used as he intended, leaving others to improvise a lot, and how the Test often reveals more about the people who use it than the people they use it on. This kind of erasure would be a common theme. Dr Hubbard rejects that and states that Watchmen is now in the history of the Rorschach Test and needs to be taken into acount by psychologists rather than simply erased. Indeed, later in the talk, she would say that some studying public perception of the Rorschach Test were told a few years ago to ignore anhthing related to some comic called Watchmen with the character it it as it was warping results. Even to the degree that he doesn't recognise that Rorschach is called Rorschach when administrating the test. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.The first panel of the day that I went to at Nine Worlds London Geekfest today in Hammersmith was presented Dr Katherine Hubbard of the University Of Surrey who has been examining the use and understanding of the Rorschach Test in modern culture – and how Watchmen has played a major role in that.ĭr Hubbard gave a presentation to Nine Worlds today to an audience that included one Rorschach cosplayer, seeing herself in the role of Dr Malcolm Long from Watchmen, studying not just Rorschach but the test itself. Manhattan? And can a graphic novel be considered literature? Whether you're reading Watchmen for the first time or have been a fan for more than twenty years, Watchmen and Philosophy will help you read deeper into the philosophical questions and the revolutionary story that changed comic fiction forever. How do Ozymandias and Rorschach justify their actions? What are the political ramifications of the Comedian's work for the government? How do we explain the nature of Dr. This masterpiece of realistic storytelling, dialogue, and artwork, courtesy of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, raises a host of compelling philosophical questions. Watchmen is the most critically acclaimed graphic novel ever published and turned the world of comic superheroes on its head. Is the Comedian actually a comedian (or just a jerk)?Ĭan either Silk Spectre be considered a feminist?ĭoes Nite Owl's paunch actually make him virtuous? Manhattan really know what's going to happen in the future? From nuclear destruction to utopia, from governmental authority to human morality and social responsibility, it answers questions fans have had for years about Watchmen's ethical quandaries, themes, and characters.ĭoes Dr. This latest book in the popular Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series peers into Moore's deeply philosophical work to parse and deconstruct the ethical issues raised by Watchmen's costumed adventurers, their actions, and their world. Within this world exists a group of crime busters, who don elaborate costumes to conceal their identity and fight crime, and an intricate plot to kill and discredit these "superheroes."Īlan Moore's Watchmen popularized the graphic novel format, has been named one of Time magazine's top 100 novels, and is now being made into a highly anticipated movie adaptation. Alan Moore's Watchmen is set in 1985 and chronicles the alternative history of the United States where the US edges dangerously closer to nuclear war with the Soviet Union.
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