{"product_id":"9781350210936","title":"Digital Mythology and the Internet's Monster The Slender Man","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDigital Mythology and the Internet's Monster\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Slender Man\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eVivian Asimos\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Folklore \u0026amp; Mythology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring a prominent digital mythology, this book proposes a new way of viewing both online narratives and the online communities which tell them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Slender Man – a monster known for making children disappear and causing violent deaths to the adults who seek to know more about him – is used as an extended case study to explore the role of digital communities, as well as the question of the existence of a broader “digital culture”. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStructural anthropological mythic analysis and ethnographic details demonstrate how the Slender Man mythology is structured, and how its everlasting nature in the online communities demonstrates an importance of the mythos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eVivian Asimos\u003c\/b\u003e is a scholar at alt-ac.uk, of which she is a co-founder. Her research focuses on the study of popular culture, and what contemporary narratives have to tell us about our current societies.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 August 2022\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350210936\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332981620876,"sku":"9781350210936","price":38.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_db942e09-57c8-447e-9d3d-69c4525cb0c2.jpg?v=1783607965","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350210936","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}