philosophy narrative

Philosophy & Narrative: The Vampire Myth

TLS sinks their Freudian fangs into a discussion on analyzing the prevalence of the vampire myth in pop culture.

Philosophy & Narrative: Emotional Endings vs. Plot Conclusions

With an idea spawned from a drunken encounter, TLS embarks on a path to discern differences between a narrative’s emotional arcs compared to its logical storyline climaxes, as framed through a range of pop culture works.

Philosophy & Narrative: Micromegas by Voltaire

In the second of an improvised trilogy on the clash between narrative and academic works, The Lost Signals discusses Voltaire’s Micromegas.

 

Neophytes of Narratology: The Mechanics of Sex & Violence

Narratology: The Hero with a Thousand Faces Finale: Epilogue

The Neophytes finally finish their overview of Joseph Campbell’s A Hero with a Thousand Faces.  Now, they must attempt to readjust to normalcy from their heroic journey.

Neophytes of Narratology: The Fictional Self

The Neophytes discuss identity in the age of instant celebrity.  They frame their discussion through Netflix’s documentary, Nobody Speak, which pits the fiction Hulk Hogan vs the fiction Gawker.

Narratology: The Hero with a Thousand Faces Pt. 6 Transformations of the Hero & Dissolutions

In the penultimate episode of The Hero with a Thousand Faces, the crew debates death and whether it is better to become a savior, a tyrant, or a saint.  Spoiler: they all choose tyrant.

Narratology: The Hero with a Thousand Faces Pt. 4 Return and The Keys

The Neophytes finally arrive at a section of myth-narrative studies that they desperately wanted to explore sans their old foe Freud.
Covering Chapters 3 (Return) and 4 (The Keys) in their ongoing reading of The Hero With a Thousand Faces.

Neophytes of Narratology: Jaques Derrida’s “Differance”

The Neophytes take an accidental detour into French philosophy of language with Jacques Derrida and his thoughts on the differences of “differance.”