The Resource Mythomania : tales of our times, from Apple to ISIS, Peter Conrad
Mythomania : tales of our times, from Apple to ISIS, Peter Conrad
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- Summary
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- 60 years after Roland Barthes explored the mythological underpinnings of 1950s consumerism in his seminal book 'Mythologies', our greatest cultural critic, Peter Conrad, takes up the challenge and examines the enduring place of myth in the 21st century. From the Queen to Caitlyn Jenner, from Judge Judy to Steven Jobs, Conrad scrutinises modern-day popular culture in his formidably astute but always entertaining style. The book is based on the BBC Radio 4 series '21st Century Mythologies'. -- Provided by publisher
- Despite our culture's proclaimed respect for scientific reason, we are no less bedazzled and bedevilled by myth than our remote ancestors. Roland Barthes first examined the mythical resonances of consumer products in the 1950s. Far from being demystified, consumerism has since morphed into a universal religion, its compulsory ritual of shopping essential to our economic survival. Myth has also invaded the political realm, as terrorists brandish black flags and recite theological mantras as they martyr themselves. Peter Conrad's exhilarating book exposes the absurdity and occasional insanity of our godforsaken, demon-haunted contemporary culture. Conrad casts his brilliant beam upon subjects from the Queen to the Kardashians, via Banksy, Nando's, vaping, the vogue of the cronut, the mushroom-like rise of Dubai, the launch of the Large Hadron Collider, the growth of the Pacific garbage patch ... In Judge Judy, he shows us a matronly Roman goddess dispensing justice with a fly swatter. In the metamorphosis of Caitlyn Jenner from Olympic athlete and paterfamilias into idealized female form, he sees parallels to the deeds of the residents of Mount Olympus themselves. Finally, after surveying advances in biomedical engineering and artificial intelligence, he asks whether we might be on the brink of a post-human world. -- Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 248 pages
- Note
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- Includes index
- Radio tie-in
- Contents
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- 1 Sky Signs
- 2 A Newer Testament
- Apple's Apple
- Devilled Chicken
- A Neon Covenant
- On Sacred Ground
- Babel-on-Thames
- Writing on Walls
- The Mind of God?
- 3 In The Pantheon
- An Alien from Windsor
- Air Force One x 2
- Judy and Justitia
- Narcissus on a Stick
- Khaos Theory
- Daemon Dogs -4 Forms And Their Content
- A Viral Dessert
- Utterly Oyster
- Nooks and Kobos
- Vaping
- A Mirage --5 The Human Thing
- In the Dino Gym
- Vamping
- An Electronic Odalisque
- An Alien from Mars
- Incredibility
- An Android
- The Zombie Plane
- Bergs and Gyres
- Almost There!
- 6 Wars In Heaven
- Isbn
- 9780500292587
- Label
- Mythomania : tales of our times, from Apple to ISIS
- Title
- Mythomania
- Title remainder
- tales of our times, from Apple to ISIS
- Statement of responsibility
- Peter Conrad
- Subject
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- 2000-2099
- trueCelebrities
- Civilization, Modern
- Civilization, Modern -- 21st century
- trueCivilization, Western
- trueDigital media
- HISTORY -- Modern | 21st Century
- trueMass media
- trueMythology, Greek -- History and criticism
- truePhilosophy
- truePopular culture
- Popular culture -- Philosophy
- RELIGION -- Ancient
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology | Cultural & Social
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- 60 years after Roland Barthes explored the mythological underpinnings of 1950s consumerism in his seminal book 'Mythologies', our greatest cultural critic, Peter Conrad, takes up the challenge and examines the enduring place of myth in the 21st century. From the Queen to Caitlyn Jenner, from Judge Judy to Steven Jobs, Conrad scrutinises modern-day popular culture in his formidably astute but always entertaining style. The book is based on the BBC Radio 4 series '21st Century Mythologies'. -- Provided by publisher
- Despite our culture's proclaimed respect for scientific reason, we are no less bedazzled and bedevilled by myth than our remote ancestors. Roland Barthes first examined the mythical resonances of consumer products in the 1950s. Far from being demystified, consumerism has since morphed into a universal religion, its compulsory ritual of shopping essential to our economic survival. Myth has also invaded the political realm, as terrorists brandish black flags and recite theological mantras as they martyr themselves. Peter Conrad's exhilarating book exposes the absurdity and occasional insanity of our godforsaken, demon-haunted contemporary culture. Conrad casts his brilliant beam upon subjects from the Queen to the Kardashians, via Banksy, Nando's, vaping, the vogue of the cronut, the mushroom-like rise of Dubai, the launch of the Large Hadron Collider, the growth of the Pacific garbage patch ... In Judge Judy, he shows us a matronly Roman goddess dispensing justice with a fly swatter. In the metamorphosis of Caitlyn Jenner from Olympic athlete and paterfamilias into idealized female form, he sees parallels to the deeds of the residents of Mount Olympus themselves. Finally, after surveying advances in biomedical engineering and artificial intelligence, he asks whether we might be on the brink of a post-human world. -- Provided by publisher
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10550815
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1948-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Conrad, Peter
- Dewey number
- 306.09/051
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HM621
- LC item number
- .C665 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
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- Civilization, Modern
- Popular culture
- Popular culture
- HISTORY
- RELIGION
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- Civilization, Modern
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- tales of our times, from Apple to ISIS
- Label
- Mythomania : tales of our times, from Apple to ISIS, Peter Conrad
- Note
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- Includes index
- Radio tie-in
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- volume
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- nc
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- Contents
- 1 Sky Signs -- 2 A Newer Testament -- Apple's Apple -- Devilled Chicken -- A Neon Covenant -- On Sacred Ground -- Babel-on-Thames -- Writing on Walls -- The Mind of God? -- 3 In The Pantheon -- An Alien from Windsor -- Air Force One x 2 -- Judy and Justitia -- Narcissus on a Stick -- Khaos Theory -- Daemon Dogs -4 Forms And Their Content -- A Viral Dessert -- Utterly Oyster -- Nooks and Kobos -- Vaping -- A Mirage --5 The Human Thing -- In the Dino Gym -- Vamping -- An Electronic Odalisque -- An Alien from Mars -- Incredibility -- An Android -- The Zombie Plane -- Bergs and Gyres -- Almost There! -- 6 Wars In Heaven
- Control code
- 1808532
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 248 pages
- Isbn
- 9780500292587
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780500292587
- (OCoLC)958446891
- Label
- Mythomania : tales of our times, from Apple to ISIS, Peter Conrad
- Note
-
- Includes index
- Radio tie-in
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1 Sky Signs -- 2 A Newer Testament -- Apple's Apple -- Devilled Chicken -- A Neon Covenant -- On Sacred Ground -- Babel-on-Thames -- Writing on Walls -- The Mind of God? -- 3 In The Pantheon -- An Alien from Windsor -- Air Force One x 2 -- Judy and Justitia -- Narcissus on a Stick -- Khaos Theory -- Daemon Dogs -4 Forms And Their Content -- A Viral Dessert -- Utterly Oyster -- Nooks and Kobos -- Vaping -- A Mirage --5 The Human Thing -- In the Dino Gym -- Vamping -- An Electronic Odalisque -- An Alien from Mars -- Incredibility -- An Android -- The Zombie Plane -- Bergs and Gyres -- Almost There! -- 6 Wars In Heaven
- Control code
- 1808532
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 248 pages
- Isbn
- 9780500292587
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780500292587
- (OCoLC)958446891
Subject
- 2000-2099
- trueCelebrities
- Civilization, Modern
- Civilization, Modern -- 21st century
- trueCivilization, Western
- trueDigital media
- HISTORY -- Modern | 21st Century
- trueMass media
- trueMythology, Greek -- History and criticism
- truePhilosophy
- truePopular culture
- Popular culture -- Philosophy
- RELIGION -- Ancient
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology | Cultural & Social
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