Heroes and VillainsHercules, Jesus, James Bond, Luke Skywalker, Gandalf, Frodo, Harry Potter, Buffy Summers, Spiderman, Batman, Captain Kirk, Dr. Who, Darth Vader, Sauron, Voldemort, Lex Luthor, Dr. Doom, the Daleks, the Borg. Almost anybody living in the developed West would be able to group these individuals into two camps: the heroes and the villains. However, what criteria they may use to do this is less clear. Mike Alsford introduces us to a range of heroic and villainous archetypes on a journey through film, television, comic books, and literature. On the way, he addresses questions such as: What is a true hero? What is a true villain? Have we misunderstood these terms? What kind of societal values do our mythical heroes and villains represent? In trying to understand the extremes of hero and villain we are made more aware of our own ethical standards and given a space in which to explore contemporary concerns over notions of right and wrong, good and bad. |
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... forms of reflection we can answer only with a philosophical laugh which means , to a certain extent , a silent one.3 - However far one wishes to go with Foucault in this it seems beyond doubt that as human beings we are as incapable ...
... forms of reflection we can answer only with a philosophical laugh - which means , to a certain extent , a silent one.3 However far one wishes to go with Foucault in this it seems beyond doubt that as human beings we are as incapable.
... answer was easy - the gods are responsible . For the most part the gods were regarded as a fickle bunch who interfered in the lives and indeed the psyches of humanity at the drop of a hat . It was perfectly acceptable to argue therefore ...
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Myth and Imagination | 1 |
Heroes and Otherness | 23 |
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility | 63 |
Copyright | |
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