Collective Memory and the Transformations of Political Myth in the Era of the Mass Media/Memoria coletiva e as transformacoes do mito politico na era dos meios de comunicacao de massa
If myths have been narrated since time immemorial, this study argues that a novel kind of political myth has emerged over the past decades that has been adapted to a specifically modern significance and function. To account for the appearance of this novel form of political myth, I investigate the r...
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| Published in | Acta scientiarum. Human and social sciences Vol. 43; no. 3 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | Portuguese |
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Universidade Estadual de Maringa
01.09.2021
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | If myths have been narrated since time immemorial, this study argues that a novel kind of political myth has emerged over the past decades that has been adapted to a specifically modern significance and function. To account for the appearance of this novel form of political myth, I investigate the role of the mass media. In this perspective, the development and technological advance of the mass media has brought about a transformation in the modes of public experience and remembrance and a corresponding metamorphosis in the specific character of public space that lends to contemporary political myth its unique significance and function. |
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| ISSN: | 1679-7361 1807-8656 |
| DOI: | 10.4025/actascihumansoc.v43i3.61020 |