03319nam 2200541 450 991079461480332120201023111955.01-4725-1849-71-4742-7771-310.5040/9781474277723(CKB)4330000000000889(MiAaPQ)EBC4442077(OCoLC)1201426545(CaBNVSL)mat74277723(CaBNVSL)9781474277723(EXLCZ)99433000000000088920201023d2020 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierNew mythologies in design and culture reading signs and symbols in the visual landscape /Rebecca HouzeLondon, England :Bloomsbury Academic,2020.London, England :Bloomsbury Publishing,20201 online resource (281 pages) illustrations0-85785-521-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Green -- 2. Gateway -- 3. Bull's-Eye! -- 4. I is for Indian -- 5. The False Mirror -- 6. Red State, Blue State -- 7. DS -- 8. Just do it -- 9. The Grid."Taking as its point of departure Roland Barthes'classic series of essays, Mythologies, Rebecca Houze presents an exploration of signs and symbols in the visual landscape of postmodernity. In nine chapters Houze considers a range of contemporary phenomena, from the history of sustainability to the meaning of sports and children's building toys. Among the ubiquitous global trademarks she examines are BP, McDonald's, and Nike. What do these icons say to us today? What political and ideological messages are hidden beneath their surfaces? Taking the idea of myth in its broadest sense, the individual case studies employ a variety of analytic methods derived from linguistics, psychoanalysis, anthropology, sociology, and art history. In their eclecticism of approach they demonstrate the interdisciplinarity of design history and design studies. Just as Barthes' meditations on culture concentrated on his native France, New Mythologies is rooted in the author's experience of living and teaching in the United States. Houze's reflections encompass both contemporary American popular culture and the history of American industry, with reference to such foundational figures as Thomas Jefferson and Walt Disney. The collection provides a point of entry into today's complex postmodern or post-postmodern world, and suggests some ways of thinking about its meanings, and the lessons we might learn from it"--Provided by publisher.Communication in designUnited StatesDesignSocial aspectsUnited StatesSigns and symbolsUnited StatesHistory of art / art & design stylesbicsscCommunication in designDesignSocial aspectsSigns and symbolsHistory of art / art & design styles745.40973DES008000DES011000bisacshHouze Rebecca1575376NCaBNVSLCaBNVSLBOOK9910794614803321New mythologies in design and culture3852305UNINA