Posted by John Lobell As the liberal arts in universities comes to be dominated by critical and visual studies, the ability of mainstream academia to respond to movies, particularly visionary movie, is diminished. Critical and visual studies, while providing insights into some cultural issues, fails to penetrate deeply into the individual narrative […]
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Heroes, Gods, and Myths
Heroes, Gods, and Myths: The Myths That We Create and How They Create Us Published in Working Papers – a graduate publication of the UPenn Department of Romance Languages Welcome to the third Working Papers roundtable discussion. In this issue, devoted to myths, gods, and heroes, our contributing authors analyze the rewriting of religious myths, […]