Myth in the Modern World

Essays on Intersections with Ideology and Culture
Herausgeber: Whitt, David; Perlich, John

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Produktbeschreibung

Ubiquitous and enduring, myths remain an inherent part of culture. These 10 essays explore the role of myth in the modern world, delving not only into science fiction and fantasy, but also into sport, terrorist rhetoric and television. The power of myth, this volume reveals, extends beyond ancient stories of gods and heroes to express the hopes, fears and reality of everyday life.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 399g
• ISBN-13: 9780786478408
• ISBN-10: 0786478403
• Artikelnr.: 39563198

Autorenporträt

David Whitt is a professor of communication studies at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, Nebraska. He teaches mass media, persuasion, communication in the professions, and has taught courses on Star Trek, comic books, and the Irish rock group U2. John Perlich is an associate professor of communication studies at Bemidji State University in Bemidji, Minnesota. His teaching specialties include communication theory, mixed research methods, public speaking (presentation-based courses), and interpersonal communication.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments
vi Introduction
1 Part 1:
Envisioning Heroes and Evolving Frontiers Breaking Bad and Blending Boundaries: Revisioning the Myths of Masculinity and the Superherö(Lisa Weckerle)
7 20th Century Boys: Blending Eastern and Western Storytelling (Michael W. Marek and Pin-hsiang Natalie Wu)
33 A Change of Scenery: The Southern, the Western and the Evolution of the Frontier Myth in Justified (Aaron Duncan)
61 Part 2:
Right or Left of Center The Mythology of Suffering and Redemption in the Discourse of Al Qaeda (Jason A. Edwards)
83 Mothers and Monsters: The Return of the Great Goddess in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire (Sharon Dee Goertz)
102 Myth and Meaning-Making in Showtime's The L Word (Judy Battaglia)
123 The Day Environmentalism Stood Still: Film, Myth and the Ecological Jeremiad (Richard D. Besel)
148 Part 3:
Reality Bites Fields of Dreams and Gods of the Gridiron: The Trinity of Myth, Sport and the Hero (Karen L. Hartman)
165 Reclaiming the Wolf Myth in the Shadow of the Twilight Films: The Quileute People's Exhibit (Lindsay R. Calhoun and Keaton Maddox)
185 The Ultimate Hunger Games: Adam Richman as Comic Hercules in Man v. Food (David Whitt)
207 About the Contributors
227 Index
229