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A Barthesian reverie

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Nov 23, 2025
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What observer of society does not take inspiration from Roland Barthes’ Mythologies, one of the most memorable and charismatic books on social criticism—for its brevity, its wit, and its ability to expose forms of complacency and complicity in 1960s French society that feel specific yet timeless? I sure do.

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