Media-driven myths are misleading and persistent, and can have damaging consequences, as W. Joseph Campbell writes in Getting it Wrong. Some have been around for more than 100 years, and more continue …
Read More >UC Press Podcast with Laurent Dubois: [podcast]https://www.ucpress.edu/content/podcasts/11303.mp3[/podcast] France lost to South Africa on Tuesday, in the last game of the 2010 World Cup for “Les Bleus”. Their exit from the tournament followed …
Read More >Media myths are not only persistent, but can spawn myths of their own, as W. Joseph Campbell, author of Getting it Wrong, shows in this guest post, using the Watergate “heroic-journalist myth” …
Read More >This past Saturday, W. Joseph Campbell launched his book, Getting it Wrong, with a talk and book signing at the Newseum in Washington, DC. He brings us the highlights, and audience members’ …
Read More >The World Cup is well underway, and Laurent Dubois, author of Soccer Empire: The World Cup and the Future of France, is following the tournament on his Soccer Politics blog. In this …
Read More >In this guest post, W. Joseph Campbell describes his research into the long-standing myth of bra-burning. It offers a reminder of the importance of not overlooking the local news reports. Campbell’s book, …
Read More >In honor of Father’s Day on June 20, Lynne Christy Anderson shares a recipe for Salvadoran quesadilla, from her book Breaking Bread: Recipes and Stories from Immigrant Kitchens, and shares memories of …
Read More >The 2010 World Cup began in South Africa today, with the first game, between South Africa and Mexico, ending in a tie. With the US-England game coming up tomorrow, Laurent Dubois, author …
Read More >Mark Paul, co-author, with Joe Mathews, of California Crackup: How Reform Broke the Golden State and How We Can Fix It, responds to California’s state primary election on Tuesday. This post also …
Read More >In this guest post, W. Joseph Campbell challenges a longstanding myth surrounding the New York Times and the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba. Campbell’s book, Getting it Wrong: Ten of the …
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