Contemporary Mythology

Overview

Contemporary Mythology — also called Mythologie Contemporaine — is a history-of-ideas project about the myths that organize modern life.

The project asks what replaces older religious, civic, and metaphysical narratives in contemporary culture. It studies the stories, images, ideals, fears, and symbolic structures through which people understand technology, success, selfhood, love, politics, progress, and meaning.

Project Direction

This page will collect the project overview, central thesis, chapter ideas, and selected extracts.

Extracts

Selected extracts will sit here as the project develops.