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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... ourselves as others see us is an elusive one . What we are and what it is that drives us represents a lifelong quest ... ourselves in the arts and sciences , through work and play , through the way we engage with others and through ...
... ourselves as others see us is an elusive one . What we are and what it is that drives us represents a lifelong quest ... ourselves in the arts and sciences , through work and play , through the way we engage with others and through ...
... ourselves too available to the other and thus opening ourselves up to abuse , we cannot stop being ourselves no matter how adept we might be at rendering ourselves unavailable to the stranger . We will generally dress in a manner we ...
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Myth and Imagination | 1 |
Heroes and Otherness | 23 |
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility | 63 |
Copyright | |
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