American Mythologies

Semiological Sketches

Autori

• Manuel Peña

Parametri

• 184 pagine
• 7 ore di lettura

• Etnografia
• Letteratura regionale e d'esilio
• Scienze sociali
• Storia

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Focusing on a semiological approach, the book examines how mythic communication reflects and shapes socio-economic, gendered, national, and racial interests. Through compelling case studies from popular culture and public discourse, it reveals how American mythology reinforces core capitalist values such as rugged individualism, the pursuit of wealth, and the moral superiority of free-enterprise democracy, highlighting the opportunities it presents for all citizens.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2012

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