Explains what modern folktales are and how they can help transcend many big problems facing the world. Also touches on the most common types of media stories.
Dec 032009
Dec 012009
Who are the monsters that contemporary, developed nations fear the most? A look at the ones we hear the most about nowadays.
Oct 162009
Implications can be very powerful tools. When the media hypes language using phrases, such as “hunting terrorists”, listeners should be concerned with the consequences. Not does this kind of phraseology raise ethical and moral questions but lays the groundwork for heavy-handed legislation down the road.
Oct 062009
Where have all the terrorists gone? Seems like the longer the Global War on Terror continues, the less the western media refer to the other side as terrorists, preferring substitutes such as militants, insurgents, and bombers. This chapter delves into the metamorphosis.
Sep 222009
The definition of a modern monster and an explanation how it evolved and what it means today. Do all members of a society fear monsters in the same way and to the same extent?