Pornography with Purpose | Andrew Deman | TEDxUW

What does the passion of a solider, passion of a lover and passion of a business person have in common? Could they share the same source? Can stories of sexual creativity teach us something about passion?

While on his way to a PhD in American Poetry, J. Andrew Deman became unsatisfied with the direction of his studies, and made the unorthodox shift towards studying comic books. Now a professor lecturer in the University of Waterloo’s department of English Language and Literature, Andrew holds a PhD in English literature, with a specialization in graphic narrative. He is a leader in Canadian comic book scholarship. Andrew is deeply familiar with the comic books field, and is especially interested in exploring gendered politics within graphic novels, as well as their cultural impact on our society despite their status as a marginalized medium.

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