![]() In much the same manner as Campbell, the instructor commented how, due to history, Marx’s ideas were proven wrong, but then they said something inspired.Īgain, I am paraphrasing, but their comment was that “ … however, just because we shouldn’t point back to Marx as a primary source any more, does not mean you’re obligated to ignore what he established, who he inspired, and how current works from more accurate scholars refer back to him.” Funny enough, this would also be that instructor’s view on Freud. While continuing on with this instructor, we had a similar engagement on Marx and Das Kapital. Or at least, his work The Hero With A Thousand Faces and The Hero’s Journey was. I felt conflicted about this because, while I did not explicitly rely on Campbell for much since I had read most of his major works a few years prior, he was still very much a “force” within literary studies. They said that, and I am paraphrasing, “if you try to bring up Campbell’s name as a serious one in academia, you’re going to be laughed out of the room.” The instructor (one of the best I have had the pleasure of being taught by) tilted their head back and laughed. A few years ago, while taking a course relating to Critical Theory, I had two encounters with an instructor that profoundly helped to shape my views on Joseph Campbell.Īt one point during discussion, Campbell’s name came up, to which I asked whether he was or was not still a viable figure within academic discourse.
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