Barthes' “Mythologies” Today: Readings of Contemporary Culture

This is Barthes' seminal text reimagined in a contemporary context by contemporary academics. Through a revisiting of Mythologies, a key text in cultural and media studies, this volume explores the value these disciplines can add to an understanding of contemporary society and culture. Leading academics in media, English, education, and cultural studies here are tasked with identifying the “new mythologies” some fifty or so years on from Barthes' original interventions. The contributions in this volume, then, are readings of contemporary culture, each engaging with a cultural event, practice, or text as mythological. These readings are then contextualized by an introduction which reflects on the 'how' of these engaging responses and an “essay at the back of the book” which replaces Myth Today with a reflection on the contemporary provenance of both Barthes and his most famous book. Thus the book is at least two things at once whichever way you look: a 'new' Mythologies and a book about Barthes' legacy, an exploration of the place of theory in critical writing, and a book about contemporary culture.

Details

Personalities

Barthes Roland

Type

Book

Place of publication

New York City

Publisher

Routledge

Year

2013

Number of pages

175 pages

Language

English

ISBN

9781138925366

Open stacks or available on request

Available on request

Illustrations

No

Bibliography

Yes

UDC code and author sign

109 Ben

Volumes

1

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