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Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth

1988–

Mythologist Joseph Campbell presents his ideas about comparative mythology and the ongoing role of myth in human society.

360 min

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The Man Behind the Myth: Should We Question the Hero’s Journey?

Campbell claimed his theory, which has gone on to influence everything from Star Wars to Disney’s Aladdin, arose from a universal structure inherent in the global myths of antiquity. The problem is, that’s a lie. Campbell’s theory is as mythological as the stories from which it borrows.

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Sarah E. Bond, Joel Christensen
2021
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06:35

Oliver Sacks on Humans and Myth-making

Oliver Sacks on humans and myth-making.

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Oliver Sacks
2012
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02:16

What’s Wrong with the Hero’s Journey? | Joan Scheckel Workshops | Film Independent

Film Independent visits performer, teacher, and filmmaker Joan Scheckel to learn about why the Hero’s Journey (and conflict-based storytelling) isn’t always the best—or only!—way to build a narrative.

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2016
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08:43

Benjamin Bidlack: “The Hero’s Journey in Modern Life” | Mindshare LA TEDx

This is an abbreviated version of Benjamin Bidlack’s presentation “The Hero’s Journey in Modern Life,” given at the prestigious Mindshare LA TEDx conference in Los Angeles.

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Joseph Campbell
2010
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08:39

Joseph Campbell and the Myth of the Hero’s Journey

In this video we explore the relationship between mythology and the unconscious, and look at the monomyth Joseph Campbell called the myth of the hero’s journey.

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Joseph Campbell
2016
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The Hero’s Journey: The Idea You Never Knew Had Shaped “Star Wars”

Campbell’s monomyth has been criticised for being Eurocentric and patriarchal. But it has a more significant problem, in that Campbell was wrong. There is not one pure archetypal story at the heart of human storytelling.

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John Higgs
2015
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When the Heart Speaks: An Interview with Deena Metzger

Deena Metzger discusses a wide range of topics in this 1984 interview.

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Elizabeth Goode, Deena Metzger
1984
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Joseph Campbell Is the Hidden Link Between ‘2001,’ ‘Star Wars,’ and ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’

Mythology and the Hero’s Journey became pervasive throughout film culture and history as generation after generation turned to Joseph Campbell and The Hero with a Thousand Faces.

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Will Linn
2018
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19:01

Archetypes and Mythology. Why They Matter Even More So Today | Kristina Dryza | TEDxKaunas

How to think mythically and sense archetypally to better understand our shared humanity, yet honor the diverse ways we live and make meaning. Australian-born Lithuanian Kristina Dryza is recognized as one of the world’s top female futurists and is also an archetypal consultant and author.

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2020
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01:30:12

Robert A. Johnson - the Double Animus: Two Stories

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Robert A. Johnson
2013
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