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"Betwixt And Between": Dismantling Race In My Great, Wide, Beautiful World, Cathryn Halverson
"Betwixt And Between": Dismantling Race In My Great, Wide, Beautiful World, Cathryn Halverson
Journal X
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William Archer, W. T. Stead, And The Theatre. Some Unpublished Letters, Joseph O. Baylen
William Archer, W. T. Stead, And The Theatre. Some Unpublished Letters, Joseph O. Baylen
Studies in English
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Whitewashing Who We Worship: Amelioration And Cultural Imperatives In Neil Gaiman’S American Gods, Samantha Bauer
Whitewashing Who We Worship: Amelioration And Cultural Imperatives In Neil Gaiman’S American Gods, Samantha Bauer
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Neil Gaiman’s novel American Gods creates a penetrating and sharp commentary on the state of essentially, every aspect of contemporary American society by populating it with myths that arrives on American shores over countless generations. From the characters to the settings, Gaiman utilizes the often-overlooked fact that myths can be found in every aspect of life. In many ways, Gaiman is building, or perhaps evolving, Joseph Campbell’s The Hero With A Thousand Faces and Roland Barthes’ Mythologies to discuss the unique nature of contemporary myths and how ancient myths still play a role in our society. I contend that in …