{"product_id":"digital-mythology-and-the-internets-vivian-asimos-9781350210936","title":"Digital Mythology and the Internet's Monster: The Slender Man","description":"\u003cp\u003eExploring a prominent digital mythology, this book proposes a new way of viewing both online narratives and the online communities which tell them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vivian Asimos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350210935\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350210936\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.54d","brand":"Vivian Asimos","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44169981296895,"sku":"9781350210936","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3235a005-923f-4414-92cf-f394b3bab83a.jpg?v=1689656115","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/digital-mythology-and-the-internets-vivian-asimos-9781350210936","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}