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Author |
: Marshall Blonsky |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages |
: 556 |
Release |
: 1992 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015034646417 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Synopsis American Mythologies by : Marshall Blonsky
A narrative account of the dreammakers of international culture as they construct the attitudes and lifestyles of the early 90s ; includes sketches of Giorgio Armani in Milan, Vanna White, Ted Koppel, Costa-Gavras, Stephen King, Peter Greenaway, Yergeny Yertushenfo, Donald Trump, and Merv Griffin.
Author |
: William Blazek |
Publisher |
: Liverpool University Press |
Total Pages |
: 324 |
Release |
: 2005-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0853237468 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780853237464 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Synopsis American Mythologies by : William Blazek
This challenging new book looks at the current reinvention of American Studies: a reinvention that, among other things, has put the whole issue of just what is 'American' and what is 'American Studies' into contention. The collection focuses, in particular, on American mythology. The editors themselves have written essays that examine the connections between mythologies of the United States and those of either classical European or Native American traditions. William Blazek considers Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine novels as chronicles combining Ojibwa mythology and contemporary U.S. culture in ways that reinvest a sense of mythic identity within a multicultural, postmodern America. Michael K Glenday's analysis of Jayne Anne Phillips' work and explores in it the contexts where myth and dream interact with each other. Betty Louise Bell is one of four essayists in this collection who focus their criticism on authors of Native American heritage. In the first part of 'Indians with Voices', Bell carefully argues that Roy Harvey Pearce's seminal Native American studies text Savagism and Civilization fails to acknowledge its white elitist assumptions about what constitutes The American Mind and views Native Americans along a primitive-savage binary that helped to create a twentieth-century 'national mythos of innocence and destiny'. Other essays include Christopher Brookeman's study of the impact of Muhammad Ali on Norman Mailer's non-fiction writing about heavyweight boxing.
Author |
: Manuel Peña |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 301 |
Release |
: 2016-04-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317182283 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317182286 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Synopsis American Mythologies by : Manuel Peña
American Mythologies examines eleven myths that form part of the storehouse of present-day American mythologies, elucidating the nature of contemporary myths by investigating their ideological sub-terrain. Grounded in a semiological approach, which explores the displacement of information and the transformation of signs that characterise mythic communication, this book sheds light on the socio-economic, gendered, national and racial interests that lie behind myth-making. Presenting rich case studies from popular culture and public discourse, it demonstrates the manner in which these myths, and American mythology in general, promote the core values of everyday life under capitalism: rugged individualism, the unfettered right to accumulate wealth, the superior moral character of free-enterprise democracy, and its abundant opportunities for every citizen. By the same token, that same mythology negates the corruption endemic to the capitalist social order, an order that also promotes inescapable class, racial, and gender inequalities which confine the majority of Americans to a life of constant economic struggle. A fresh critique of the foundations of American culture, American Mythologies will appeal to those with interests in sociology, social and cultural theory, and cultural and media studies.
Author |
: Manuel Peña |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 183 |
Release |
: 2016-04-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317182290 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317182294 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Synopsis American Mythologies by : Manuel Peña
American Mythologies examines eleven myths that form part of the storehouse of present-day American mythologies, elucidating the nature of contemporary myths by investigating their ideological sub-terrain. Grounded in a semiological approach, which explores the displacement of information and the transformation of signs that characterise mythic communication, this book sheds light on the socio-economic, gendered, national and racial interests that lie behind myth-making. Presenting rich case studies from popular culture and public discourse, it demonstrates the manner in which these myths, and American mythology in general, promote the core values of everyday life under capitalism: rugged individualism, the unfettered right to accumulate wealth, the superior moral character of free-enterprise democracy, and its abundant opportunities for every citizen. By the same token, that same mythology negates the corruption endemic to the capitalist social order, an order that also promotes inescapable class, racial, and gender inequalities which confine the majority of Americans to a life of constant economic struggle. A fresh critique of the foundations of American culture, American Mythologies will appeal to those with interests in sociology, social and cultural theory, and cultural and media studies.
Author |
: Heike Paul |
Publisher |
: transcript Verlag |
Total Pages |
: 451 |
Release |
: 2014-08-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783839414859 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3839414857 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Myths That Made America by : Heike Paul
This essential introduction to American studies examines the core foundational myths upon which the nation is based and which still determine discussions of US-American identities today. These myths include the myth of »discovery,« the Pocahontas myth, the myth of the Promised Land, the myth of the Founding Fathers, the melting pot myth, the myth of the West, and the myth of the self-made man. The chapters provide extended analyses of each of these myths, using examples from popular culture, literature, memorial culture, school books, and every-day life. Including visual material as well as study questions, this book will be of interest to any student of American studies and will foster an understanding of the United States of America as an imagined community by analyzing the foundational role of myths in the process of nation building.
Author |
: Richard T. Hughes |
Publisher |
: University of Illinois Press |
Total Pages |
: 374 |
Release |
: 2018-09-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780252050800 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0252050800 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Synopsis Myths America Lives By by : Richard T. Hughes
Six myths lie at the heart of the American experience. Taken as aspirational, four of those myths remind us of our noblest ideals, challenging us to realize our nation's promise while galvanizing the sense of hope and unity we need to reach our goals. Misused, these myths allow for illusions of innocence that fly in the face of white supremacy, the primal American myth that stands at the heart of all the others.
Author |
: Yves Bonnefoy |
Publisher |
: University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages |
: 296 |
Release |
: 1993-05-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780226064574 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0226064573 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Synopsis American, African, and Old European Mythologies by : Yves Bonnefoy
Here are 80 articles on mythologies from around the world, including Native Americans, African, Celtic, Norse, and Slavic, and about such topics as fire, the cosmos, and creation. Also includes an overview of the Indo-Europeans and an essay on the religions and myths of Armenia. Illustrations.
Author |
: Hartley Burr Alexander |
Publisher |
: Courier Corporation |
Total Pages |
: 386 |
Release |
: 2012-03-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780486122793 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0486122794 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis Native American Mythology by : Hartley Burr Alexander
This fascinating and informative compendium, assembled by a celebrated anthropologist, offers a remarkably wide range of nomadic sagas, animist myths, cosmogonies and creation myths, end-time prophecies, and other traditional tales.
Author |
: Roland Barthes |
Publisher |
: Macmillan |
Total Pages |
: 296 |
Release |
: 2013-03-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780809071944 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0809071940 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Synopsis Mythologies by : Roland Barthes
"This new edition of MYTHOLOGIES is the first complete, authoritative English version of the French classic, Roland Barthes's most emblematic work"--
Author |
: Tom Lowenstein |
Publisher |
: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
Total Pages |
: 145 |
Release |
: 2011-12-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781448860494 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1448860490 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Synopsis Native American Myths and Beliefs by : Tom Lowenstein
Readers explore the rich worldview of the Native Americans through myths and legends. Tales originating from various tribes functioned in a number of important ways: they explained the story of creation, described the relationship of humans to the rest of the universe, and preserved the sacred history of the tribe. In addition, myths and storytelling helped Native Americans pass on knowledge related to hunting, fishing, farming, healing the sick, and dealing with conflict or disaster. This book also places their mythology in historical context, for example, connecting earth myths with the Native Americans real-life, tragic struggle to preserve their lands. Filled with colorful photographs and works of art, Native Americans beliefs are beautifully illustrated, including their reverence for animals and the earth.