Media and Affective Mythologies: Discourse, Archetypes and Ideology in Contemporary Politics

Author:   Darren Kelsey
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2017
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9783319607580


Pages:   180
Publication Date:   08 November 2017
Format:   Hardback
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Media and Affective Mythologies: Discourse, Archetypes and Ideology in Contemporary Politics


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Author:   Darren Kelsey
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2017
Weight:   3.594kg
ISBN:  

9783319607580


ISBN 10:   3319607588
Pages:   180
Publication Date:   08 November 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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1. Why study mythology and how is it affective?.- 2. Affective apparatus: collective unconscious, archetypes and the transpersonal.- 3. Hero’s journey: Nigel Farage, the EU and Brexit.- 4. The city Trickster: Bankers, moral tales and contemporary capitalism.- 5. Children, shadows and scapegoats: The child abuse scandals of Rotherham Council and Jimmy Savile.- 6. Collective individuation as spiritual revolution: the affective mythology of Russell Brand.- 7. Affective mythologies: Where do we go from here?

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Darren Kelsey is Head of Media, Culture, Heritage and co-convener of the Newcastle Critical Discourse Group at Newcastle University, UK. Darren’s publications have focused on media mythologies and ideology, war and terrorism, moral storytelling, the banking crisis, right wing populism, journalism ethics, social media, and surveillance and affect theory.

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