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aestheticsintermediate5 steps · ~55 min

Everyday Objects Carry Hidden Ideologies

Roland Barthes decodes wrestling, wine, and toys as modern myths. You'll learn his semiotic model and see how culture naturalises power by making the contingent look like nature.

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  2. Text Explore· ~10 min

    Wine and milk

    A famous analysis.

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  3. Argument Map· ~12 min

    Mapping myth

    From denotation to connotation.

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  4. Dialogue· ~12 min

    Barthes vs structuralists

    Can we escape myth?

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  5. Reflection· ~6 min

    Myths today

    Advertising and social media.

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