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Mente Disidente - Mateo's avatar

Loved this! These ideas are like an extension of the concepts of the extended alienation and the false necessities that Marcuse talks about!

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Kaylene Emery's avatar

Blessings and appreciation from Sydney Australia.

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Manichaeus's avatar

I need to read him again

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Jack Bryan's avatar

Excellent summary. Adding Barthes to my list of media theorists who are as relevant and helpful today as ever

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Mamunuru Shankar's avatar

Very nice essay on advertising and what it communicates in reality. Mr. Santosh Desai, who himself is a great writer, mentioned that he was influenced by the book "Mythologies". This book is on my wish list. I have to read it.

Thanks for the Essay.

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Jeff Turner's avatar

Brilliant - I read Barthes at university - he’s as relevant today as when these essays came out

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