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The Macat Library: Mythologies by John Gomez (2017, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMacat International The Limited
ISBN-101912127962
ISBN-139781912127962
eBay Product ID (ePID)240200142
Product Key Features
Number of Pages100 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameMythologies
SubjectLinguistics / Semantics, General, Semiotics & Theory, Logic, Customs & Traditions
Publication Year2017
TypeTextbook
AuthorJohn Gomez
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Philosophy, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science
SeriesThe Macat Library
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight4.8 Oz
Item Length7.8 in
Item Width5.3 in
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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
Table Of ContentWays in to the Text Who was Barthes? What does Mythologies Say? Why does Mythologies Matter? Section 1: Influences Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context Module 2: Academic Context Module 3: The Problem Module 4: The Author's Contribution Section 2: Ideas Module 5: Main Ideas Module 6: Secondary Ideas Module 7: Achievement Module 8: Place in the Author's Work Section 3: Impact Module 9: The First Responses Module 10: The Evolving Debate Module 11: Impact and Influence Today Module 12: Where Next? Glossary of Terms People Mentioned in the Text Works Cited
SynopsisMythologies is a masterpiece of analysis and interpretation. At its heart, Barthes's collection of essays about the "mythologies" of modern life treats everyday objects and ideas - from professional wrestling, to the Tour de France, to Greta Garbo's face - as though they are silently putting forward arguments. Those arguments are for modernity itself, the way the world is, from its class structures, to its ideologies, to its customs. In Barthes's view, the mythologies of the modern world all tend towards one aim: making us think that the way things are, the status quo, is how they should naturally be. For Barthes, this should not be taken for granted; instead, he suggests, it is a kind of mystification, preventing us from seeing things differently or believing they might be otherwise. His analyses do what all good analytical thinking does: he unpicks the features of the arguments silently presented by his subjects, reveals their (and our) implicit assumptions, and shows how they point us towards certain ideas and conclusions. Indeed, understanding Barthes' methods of analysis means you might never see the world in the same way again. Six skills combine to make up our ability to think critically. Mythologies is an especially fine example of a work that uses the skills of analysis and creative thinking.
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