Harnessing the power of storytelling for political progress

Mythocracy examines the narrative mechanisms that script our lives through the stories we tell one another. Digging beneath common anxieties about fake news, Yves Citton looks at the attention economy, which organises our political perceptions around affective attractors. These are much more powerful than the truth value of any given narrative. The time has come for the left to reclaim the power of myth from reactionary populism.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Verso
Published: 04/01/2025
ISBN: 9781839766985
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.81lbs

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/24/2025