Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

FRONT AND CENTER:
Travis Langley

Professor teaches by exploring the psyche of superheroes

By Wayne Bryan

Travis Langley, a psychology professor at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, is writing a book about Batman. Langley uses the superhero’s disturbed psyche as an example to help teach his students.

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Travis Langley, a psychology professor at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, is writing a book about Batman. Langley uses the superhero’s disturbed psyche as an example to help teach his students.

ARKADELPHIA — What does Batman tell us about ourselves? Perhaps an even better question is, what do our thoughts about him and the fact that so many people think about Batman say about our society?

Travis Langley, Ph.D., a professor at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, researches those questions and uses the words and deeds of superheroes to study how people interact and relate to others… (continued)

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