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Cylons in America: Critical Studies in Battlestar Galactica

April 30th, 2008 | Posted in Battlestar Galactica, science fiction

After Star Wars became a phenomenon in movie theaters around the world in the 1970s it didn’t take long for television to take advantage in the resurgent interest in fantasy and science fiction. One of the television programs I remember fondly, although in my estimation it doesn’t hold up well when revisited thirty years later, […]

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Whitt and Perlich on Myth and Science Fiction

February 20th, 2008 | Posted in Joseph Campbell, myths, science fiction

I recently mentioned a new book that looked very interesting to me, Sith, Slayers, Stargates and Cyborgs: Modern Mythology and the New Millennium (Peter Lang Publishers, 2007), edited by David Whitt and John Perlich. Dr. David Whitt is Associate Professor of Communication at Nebraska Wesleyan University, and Dr. John Perlich is Associate Professor of Communication […]

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Sith, Slayers, Stargates and Cyborgs: Modern Mythology in the New Millennium

February 6th, 2008 | Posted in Joseph Campbell, myths, pop culture, science fiction

The Popular Culture Association continues to be a great source for addressing fascinating aspects at the intersection between the fantastic and culture. Yesterday I received an announcement concerning a call for papers dealing with the topic of mythology and the new millennium for a volume that is viewed as a logical extension of a new […]

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Grimm Pictures: Walter Rankin on Fairy Tale Archetypes, Horror and Suspense Films

January 3rd, 2008 | Posted in archetypes, fairy tales, Walter Rankin; Grimm Pictures

In my research for materials that address issues related to this blog’s focus I recently came across an intriguing book by Walter Rankin titled Grimm Pictures: Fairy Tale Archetypes in Eight Horror and Suspense Films (McFarland, 2007). As the title indicates Rankin makes a connection between archetypal images, themes, and symbols and contemporary horror and […]

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A.I.: Artificial Intelligence – Box Office Disappointment But Philosophical Treat

July 23rd, 2007 | Posted in A.I., archetypes, artificial intelligence, fairy tales, myths, postmodernism

Like many people, I am a fan of the work of director Steven Spielberg. Whenever I get the chance I enjoy watching his films, and catching various “behind the scenes” programs and interviews where this talented director speaks about his craft. There are a few of his films that I have never seen, but have […]

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Star Wars Turns 30: Reflections, and Reasons for Success

May 26th, 2007 | Posted in myths, Star Wars

I was reminded tonight through television advertisements, and through a program broadcast live from southern California, that 30 years ago today the first Star Wars film began in U.S. theaters, and several months later it was on its way to becoming an international popular culture phenomenon. I thought I’d use the occasion to touch on […]

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Pan’s Labyrinth: A Grand Fairy Tale and Key to the World of Wonder

May 17th, 2007 | Posted in fantasy, Guillermo del Toro, Neo-Paganism, Pan's Labyrinth

When I heard late last year that film director Guillermo del Toro had created a dark fairy tale, titled Pan’s Labyrinth in its international distribution, a film which he not only directed but wrote the story for, I couldn’t wait to see it. However, this involved a problem for me. While I am a fan […]

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1960s Counterculture, Dark Shadows, and New Mythologies

March 28th, 2007 | Posted in 1960s, archetypes, counter-culture, Dark Shadows, myths

I have been reading a number of book on the historical and cultural context of the 1960s counter-culture in American, and one of the books I have found helpful and relevant to this blog’s context is Robert Ellwood’s The 60s Spiritual Awakening: American Religion Moving from Modern to Postmodern (Rutgers University Press, 1994). Ellwood includes […]

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Disney’s Contributions to America’s Halloween Mythology

February 20th, 2007 | Posted in Disney, Halloween, Tim Burton

Last year I had an opportunity to do some research in preparation for a series of presentations at Cornerstone Festival in the Imaginarium venue looking at a historical and cross-cultural perspective on the development of Halloween. Some of the materials that I interacted with noted a variety of influences in current America’s celebration of this […]

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Archetypes, Myths, and Horror

February 12th, 2007 | Posted in archetypes, horror, myths

The description on this blog states that it includes an exploration of archetypes and myths as they relate to fantasy, science fiction, and horror. Before I get too far on posting on this blog it would be a good idea to explain what I mean by this. While I have reflected on various elements related […]

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