/551/ Reading Club: Mythologies ft. Catherine Liu

About this episode

The episode explores Roland Barthes' 'Mythologies' and its implications for understanding ideology and myths in contemporary society.

On Roland Barthes' Mythologies. Alex, George, and contributing editor Catherine Liu delve into Barthes' 1957 classic to understand the form of ideology critique it proposes – and particularly as it relates to left and right. If the bourgeoisie generates myth, is revolution a cathartic act that gets us beyond myth? Is the direct producer also unable to speak myth, or is this a romanticisation? What are predominant left-wing myths today? Is "left vs right" a myth of sorts? Is the critic of myths condemned to live a "theoretical sociality"? Should people just be allowed to enjoy things? For the full episode, subscribe at patreon.com/bungacast

People in this episode

Hosts: Alex, George

Guest: Catherine Liu

Topics covered

• ideology critique
• left vs right
• myth
• bourgeoisie
• revolution
• cultural criticism

Keywords

• Roland Barthes
• Mythologies
• ideology
• left-wing myths
• cultural critique
• revolution
• bourgeoisie
• theoretical sociality

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Mythologies

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