Artificial Mythologies : a Guide to Cultural Invention
In this exhilarating guide, Craig J. Saper takes us on an eye-opening tour of the process of cultural invention--willfully entertaining foolish, absurd, even fake, solutions as a way of reaching new perspectives on cultural problems. Saper deploys this method to reveal unsuspected connections among major cultural issues, such as urban decay, the dangers of television's power, family values, and conservative criticism of higher education
eBook, English, 1997
University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, 1997