Like Stories of Old | Can We Be Heroes Again? Confronting the Banality of Modern Evil @LikeStoriesofOld | Uploaded May 2021 | Updated October 2024, 47 minutes ago.
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About this video essay:
An analysis of the dissonance between morality and heroism in stories, and the reality and moral complexities of our modern society.
0:00 Introduction: Dreams of Heroism
7:38 Part 1: Organized Irresponsibility
15:41 Part 2: Carrying the Cross
23:03 Part 3: The Banality of Evil
31:09 Part 4: Reclaiming Morality
Sources:
Allan Schnaiberg – The Treadmill of Production: amzn.to/3hWv6rR
Ulrich Beck – Risk Society: amzn.to/3usjwr9
Ulrich Beck – World Risk Society: amzn.to/3ft7g5k
Ivie – Can ‘Ethical’ Consumption Exist Under Capitalism? (no): youtube.com/watch?v=GXUIP0mLgn8
Kaylene C. Williams – Fear Appeal Theory: researchgate.net/publication/265807800_Fear_Appeal_Theory
Kim Witte and Mike Allen – A Meta-Analysis of Fear Appeals: researchgate.net/publication/12314742_A_Meta-Analysis_of_Fear_Appeals_Implications_for_Effective_Public_Health_Campaigns
Leigh Singer – Barbaric poetry: can we really film the Holocaust? youtube.com/watch?v=AOoIYmrmlSs
Further Reading:
Like Stories of Old – The Complete Reading List: kit.co/likestoriesofold/reading-list
10 Books that changed my life: kit.co/likestoriesofold/10-books-that-changed-my-life
10 More books that inspired my thinking: kit.co/likestoriesofold/10-more-books-that-inspired-my-thinking
Lies of Heroism – Redefining the Anti-War Film: youtu.be/yf0G2MPBEYM
Vigilantes, Retribution, and the Pursuit of Meaningful Justice: youtu.be/KvguN86vsUA
Media included:
A Clockwork Orange; A Hidden Life; Avatar; Avengers Endgame; Avengers Infinity War; Bag It; Batman Begins; Batman v Superman; Black Panther; Blade Runner 2049; Captain America Civil War; Captain America The First Avenger; Captain America The Winter Soldier; Captain Fantastic; Cloud Atlas; Cowspiracy; Dominion; Dunkirk; Elysium; Enemy of the State; Fight Club; Game of Thrones; Hacksaw Ridge; Harry Potter; Home; Into the Wild; Joker; Kick-Ass; Kingdom of Heaven; Knight of Cups; Lord of the Rings; Man of Steel; Mr. Robot; Network; Paths of Glory; Platoon; Quantum of Solace; Samsara; Schindler’s List; Sense8; Shooter; Snowpiercer; Spider-Man 2; Spotlight; Star Wars; The Dark Knight; The Dark Knight Rises; The Falcon and the Winter Soldier; The Grey Zone; The Hunger Games; The Killing Fields; The Lion King; The Matrix; The True Cost; V for Vendetta
Business inquiries: lsoo@standard.tv
Music:
A. Taylor – Particles
Makeup and Vanity Set – Asuntos Primordiales
Tony Anderson – Chasm
A. Taylor – Wistful
Chris Coleman – Reckoning
Shawn Williams – Darkness
A. Taylor – Who Will Remember
Bradford Nyght – Closeness
Jude Cosmo - Chroma
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Additional Music:
Josh Leake - She
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About this video essay:
An analysis of the dissonance between morality and heroism in stories, and the reality and moral complexities of our modern society.
0:00 Introduction: Dreams of Heroism
7:38 Part 1: Organized Irresponsibility
15:41 Part 2: Carrying the Cross
23:03 Part 3: The Banality of Evil
31:09 Part 4: Reclaiming Morality
Sources:
Allan Schnaiberg – The Treadmill of Production: amzn.to/3hWv6rR
Ulrich Beck – Risk Society: amzn.to/3usjwr9
Ulrich Beck – World Risk Society: amzn.to/3ft7g5k
Ivie – Can ‘Ethical’ Consumption Exist Under Capitalism? (no): youtube.com/watch?v=GXUIP0mLgn8
Kaylene C. Williams – Fear Appeal Theory: researchgate.net/publication/265807800_Fear_Appeal_Theory
Kim Witte and Mike Allen – A Meta-Analysis of Fear Appeals: researchgate.net/publication/12314742_A_Meta-Analysis_of_Fear_Appeals_Implications_for_Effective_Public_Health_Campaigns
Leigh Singer – Barbaric poetry: can we really film the Holocaust? youtube.com/watch?v=AOoIYmrmlSs
Further Reading:
Like Stories of Old – The Complete Reading List: kit.co/likestoriesofold/reading-list
10 Books that changed my life: kit.co/likestoriesofold/10-books-that-changed-my-life
10 More books that inspired my thinking: kit.co/likestoriesofold/10-more-books-that-inspired-my-thinking
Lies of Heroism – Redefining the Anti-War Film: youtu.be/yf0G2MPBEYM
Vigilantes, Retribution, and the Pursuit of Meaningful Justice: youtu.be/KvguN86vsUA
Media included:
A Clockwork Orange; A Hidden Life; Avatar; Avengers Endgame; Avengers Infinity War; Bag It; Batman Begins; Batman v Superman; Black Panther; Blade Runner 2049; Captain America Civil War; Captain America The First Avenger; Captain America The Winter Soldier; Captain Fantastic; Cloud Atlas; Cowspiracy; Dominion; Dunkirk; Elysium; Enemy of the State; Fight Club; Game of Thrones; Hacksaw Ridge; Harry Potter; Home; Into the Wild; Joker; Kick-Ass; Kingdom of Heaven; Knight of Cups; Lord of the Rings; Man of Steel; Mr. Robot; Network; Paths of Glory; Platoon; Quantum of Solace; Samsara; Schindler’s List; Sense8; Shooter; Snowpiercer; Spider-Man 2; Spotlight; Star Wars; The Dark Knight; The Dark Knight Rises; The Falcon and the Winter Soldier; The Grey Zone; The Hunger Games; The Killing Fields; The Lion King; The Matrix; The True Cost; V for Vendetta
Business inquiries: lsoo@standard.tv
Music:
A. Taylor – Particles
Makeup and Vanity Set – Asuntos Primordiales
Tony Anderson – Chasm
A. Taylor – Wistful
Chris Coleman – Reckoning
Shawn Williams – Darkness
A. Taylor – Who Will Remember
Bradford Nyght – Closeness
Jude Cosmo - Chroma
Music licensed from Musicbed. Elevate your videos with record-label quality music here: http://share.mscbd.fm/likestoriesofold
Additional Music:
Josh Leake - She
