{"id":83616,"date":"2018-02-08T11:52:53","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T10:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=83616"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:56","slug":"de-wetenschap-achter-superheldenfilms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/02\/08\/de-wetenschap-achter-superheldenfilms\/","title":{"rendered":"The science behind super hero movies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"style-scope ytd-expander\">\n<p>Etienne Aug\u00e9 (ESHCC) and Barry Fitzgerald (TU Delft) have a shared fascination for superhero movies. In the IFFR edition of Studio Erasmus they approach superheroes scientifically. Is there an emancipation wave going on in Hollywood with movies like Wonder Woman and Black Panther?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"889\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/02\/08112009\/studio-erasmus-iffr-auge-fitzgerald-superheroes-1-1600x889.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139136\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/02\/08112009\/studio-erasmus-iffr-auge-fitzgerald-superheroes-1-1600x889.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139136 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/02\/08112009\/studio-erasmus-iffr-auge-fitzgerald-superheroes-1-300x167.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139136 300w, 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1600px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\n<div data-component=\"oembed\" class=\"relative max-w-5xl\" data-module=\"oembed\" data-source=\"consent_embed_youtube\" data-type=\"video\" data-cookiebot=\"\" data-disable-notice=\"\">\n\t\t<a\n\t\thref=\"#embed-skip-69f0cffd7d699\"\n\t\tdata-component=\"skip-link\"\n\t\tclass=\"text-lg underline sr-only focus:not-sr-only focus:absolute focus:p-4 focus:z-50 bg-white hover:no-underline border-neutral-800 text-neutral-800\"\n\t>\n\t\tIngesloten inhoud van YouTube overslaan\n\t<\/a>\n\t<div data-oembed=\"content\">\n\t\t<div data-oembed=\"placeholder\" class=\"p-8 text-center bg-sand-300 theme-violet:bg-white theme-sand:bg-white theme-mocha:bg-white\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"max-w-lg mx-auto mb-7\" id=\"embed-cookie-69f0cffd7d696\">U kunt deze ingesloten inhoud bekijken nadat u akkoord bent gegaan met cookies van YouTube.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center gap-2 text-brown-600 theme-violet:text-purple\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n<button\n\tdata-variant=\"outline\"\n\tdata-size=\"default\"\n\tclass=\"group inline-flex justify-center items-center gap-2 cursor-pointer text-md font-soehne underline-offset-2 decoration-2 px-4 min-h-[3.75rem] border-2 border-current bg-transparent text-current font-bold hocus:underline js-consent-button\"\n\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\taria-describedby=\"embed-cookie-69f0cffd7d696\"\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span data-button-text class=\"\">\n\t\t\tI agree\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n<a\n\tdata-variant=\"primary\"\n\tdata-size=\"default\"\n\tclass=\"group inline-flex justify-center items-center gap-2 cursor-pointer text-md font-soehne underline-offset-2 decoration-2 px-4 min-h-[3.75rem] border-2 border-current bg-current text-current font-bold hocus:underline 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href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OcsRRoz8RP4&amp;index=2&amp;list=PLy8Iye-CVycVjyfWc1Z0rNZEm_6A8l8FY\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/persons\" class=\"mt-6 md:mt-8 lg:mt-10\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">De redactie<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-4 md:gap-8 md:items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"teaser-person\" class=\"relative flex gap-4 items-center md:gap-8\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"image:rounded-full image:size-20 image:aspect-square image:object-cover md:image:size-36 shrink-0\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Tim-Ficheroux_profielfoto-bol_Leroy-Verbeet-2026-1600x1600.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1768313449\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" 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https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Desidera_AI_2026_AmiRinn-115x115.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1777384195 115w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Desidera_AI_2026_AmiRinn-230x230.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1777384195 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/04\/28\/een-eigen-chatgpt-voor-medewerkers-universiteit-lanceert-desidera\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tA ChatGPT of its own for staff: university launches Desidera\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-04-28\">28 April 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