Heroes and VillainsHercules, James Bond, Luke Skywalker, Harry Potter, Buffy Summers, Spiderman, Dr Who, Darth Vader, Voldemort. Almost anybody living within the developed West would be able to group these individuals into two camps: the heroes and the villains. However, what criteria they might use to do this is less clear. Mike Alsford introduces us to a whole range of heroic and villainous archetypes on a journey through film, television, comic and literature. 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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beyond doubt that as human beings we are as incapable of considering
ourselves dispassionately and objectively as we are anything else in the world,
and quite possibly even more so. The gift of self-knowledge is a rare one indeed
and even ...
beyond doubt that as human beings we are as incapable of considering
ourselves dispassionately and objectively as we are anything else in the world,
and quite possibly even more so. The gift of self-knowledge is a rare one indeed
and even ...
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By making ourselves unavailable to the other we leave only the fact of our
presence in the world, our image or armoured shell if you will. As we have
suggested, in our first encounter with the other the dominant experience is one of
alienation.
By making ourselves unavailable to the other we leave only the fact of our
presence in the world, our image or armoured shell if you will. As we have
suggested, in our first encounter with the other the dominant experience is one of
alienation.
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Although we may fear making 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 ...
Although we may fear making 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 ...
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Contents
Heroes and Otherness | 23 |
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility | 63 |
Villains Monsters and Evil Masterminds | 95 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Heroes and Villains |
| Author | Mike Alsford |
| Publisher | Darton, Longman & Todd, 2006 |
| ISBN | 0232525730, 9780232525731 |
| Length | 158 pages |
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