"The media of a society always dynamically interacts with current popular ideas and myths (myths which narrate, explain and often justify social realities-such as games of power, economic and financial inequalities, drug dealing, disasters, diseases or pandemic threats, to name just a few salient examples). In this frame, the archetypal dimensions of the imaginary, of gossiping and of storytelling also seem to play an important role even in the frame of the (so called) ""rational discourse"".
Media Narratives is an effort to analyze ongoing narratives (either political or fictional) in Argentina, Brazil, Greece, Mexico or the United States, expressing interpretations of contemporary events (such as crimes, scandals, diseases or political activism), but also presenting common beliefs and desires revealed by popular artistic creations. These narratives compose the mythical background of the contemporary globalized world, the ""spirit of the time"" as Edgar Morin named it, a spirit which is expressed in current ideas and mentalities. This effort can be characterized as a representative survey of popular beliefs of the 21st Century represented in storytelling. The articles collected in this book will reveal some important facets of our contemporary mythologies.
Contributors are: Lucia Acua-Pedro, Graziela Ares, Eduardo Barbabela, Mercedes Calzado, Omar Cerrillo Garnica, Christiana Constantopoulou, Mariana Fernndez, Humberto Fernandes, Jaqueline Garca Cordero, Enrique Garca Romero, Leda Maria Caira Gitahy, Yamila Gmez, Vanesa Lio, Melina Meimaridis, Jos A. Ruiz San Romn, Pedro Paulo Martins Serra, Hara Stratoudaki, Leandro R. Tessler, and Gabriela Villen."
Edited by:
Christiana Constantopoulou
Imprint: Haymarket Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 228mm,
Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9798888902226
Pages: 210
Publication Date: 10 July 2024
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
Acknowledgement List of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors 1 Introduction Media Narratives of Contemporary Mythologies Christiana Constantopoulou 2 The New Criminal News Narrative Modalities on Fear of Crime in Newscasts of the City of Buenos Aires, 2015–2019 Mercedes Calzado, Mariana Fernández, Yamila Gómez, and Vanesa Lio 3 ‘Sex, Drugs and Communism’ Far-Right Narratives about Universities in Brazil Gabriela Villen, Graziela Ares, Leda Maria Caira Gitahy, and Leandro R. Tessler 4 The Business Elite and Media Worked Together? Analyzing Both Narratives in the Brazilian 2016 Impeachment Process Humberto Fernandes and Eduardo Barbabela 5 Crime or Commiseration The Contingent Framing of Homelessness on Brazilian Television Pedro Paulo Martins Serra 6 Immortal and Happy! Myths about Vulnerability in the Press José A. Ruiz San Román, Enrique García Romero, Jaqueline García Cordero, Lucía Acuña-Pedro, and Miranda Claudio Cornejo 7 Blogging National Identity Hara Stratoudaki 8 Contemporary Mythologies of Television’s Fictional Institutions in the United States Melina Meimaridis 9 Mexican Drug Dealers in tv Series Symbols of New Heroism or the Adulation of Bandits? Omar Cerrillo Garnica 10 Mythic Representations of Heterosexual Relations in Popular Serials Romantic Love against “Hyper Realistic” Porn Christiana Constantopoulou 11 Concluding Remarks Consumer Storytelling in Advanced-Modern Societies Christiana Constantopoulou Index
Christiana Constantopoulou is Professor of Sociology at the University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki and Panteion, Athens, Greece. She is President of ISA-RC14, Member of the Board AISLF, Officer of the Academic Palms (French Ministry of Education). Editor of several international journals and books; author of many articles and books on the communicational structures of contemporary societies.
