Gomez John E.
Gomez John E. - An Analysis Of Roland Barthes's Mythologies - Paperback
Gomez John E. - An Analysis Of Roland Barthes's Mythologies - Paperback
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Description: Mythologies is a masterpiece of analysis and interpretation. At its heart Barthes's collection of essays about the mythologies of modern life treats everyday objects and ideas from professional wrestling to the Tour de France to Greta Garbo's face as though they are silently putting forward arguments. Those arguments are for modernity itself the way the world is from its class structures to its ideologies to its customs. In Barthes's view the mythologies of the modern world all tend towards one aim: making us think that the way things are the status quo is how they should naturally be. For Barthes this should not be taken for granted; instead he suggests it is a kind of mystification preventing us from seeing things differently or believing they might be otherwise. His analyses do what all good analytical thinking does: he unpicks the features of the arguments silently presented by his subjects reveals their (and our) implicit assumptions and shows how they point us towards certain ideas and conclusions. Indeed understanding Barthes methods of analysis means you might never see the world in the same way again. Six skills combine to make up our ability to think critically. Mythologies is an especially fine example of a work that uses the skills of analysis and creative thinking.
Title: An Analysis Of Roland Barthes's Mythologies
Author(s): Gomez John E.
Publisher: Macat International Limited
Barcode: 9781912127962
Pages: 112 Pages
Publication Date: 7/15/2017
Series: The Macat Library
Category: Literary Theory
Description: Mythologies is a masterpiece of analysis and interpretation. At its heart Barthes's collection of essays about the mythologies of modern life treats everyday objects and ideas from professional wrestling to the Tour de France to Greta Garbo's face as though they are silently putting forward arguments. Those arguments are for modernity itself the way the world is from its class structures to its ideologies to its customs. In Barthes's view the mythologies of the modern world all tend towards one aim: making us think that the way things are the status quo is how they should naturally be. For Barthes this should not be taken for granted; instead he suggests it is a kind of mystification preventing us from seeing things differently or believing they might be otherwise. His analyses do what all good analytical thinking does: he unpicks the features of the arguments silently presented by his subjects reveals their (and our) implicit assumptions and shows how they point us towards certain ideas and conclusions. Indeed understanding Barthes methods of analysis means you might never see the world in the same way again. Six skills combine to make up our ability to think critically. Mythologies is an especially fine example of a work that uses the skills of analysis and creative thinking.
Title: An Analysis Of Roland Barthes's Mythologies
Author(s): Gomez John E.
Publisher: Macat International Limited
Barcode: 9781912127962
Pages: 112 Pages
Publication Date: 7/15/2017
Series: The Macat Library
Category: Literary Theory
