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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... observation that knowledge is power has never been more relevant than it is today . While Bacon had in mind knowledge of the natural world providing us with increased technological mastery over our environment , the free flow of ...
Mike Alsford. Radical individualism , autonomy and villainy I think it a fair observation to make that villains ... observations on the policy - making processes of President George W. Bush : The president has demanded unquestioning faith ...
... observation about why , even when under the malevolent control of another , Superman will not hurt him : If Clark wanted to , he could use his superspeed and squish me into the cement . But I know how he thinks . Even more than ...
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Myth and Imagination | 1 |
Heroes and Otherness | 23 |
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility | 63 |
Copyright | |
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