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Slenderman and online mythology
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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Feb 4, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this podcast, Ross Downing discusses personal and communal narratives, online mythology and the grey areas between religion and media with Vivian Asimos. Miss Asimos' work has investigated the potentiality of video games as contemporary mythology in popular culture. In the broader context of BASR 2018, the overall theme of boundaries and categories is explored and the possible insights online movements can yield in the perception and application of theories of religion.
Released:
Feb 4, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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