Media contributions
1Media contributions
Title Political storytelling: Mythopoeia as strategy Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet Australian Book Review, November 2025, no. 481 Media type Web Duration/Length/Size 950 words Country/Territory Australia Date 1/11/25 Description Yves Citton’s Mythocracy (2010) argues that contemporary society is governed by a “mythocracy,” a system in which storytelling – rather than logic – shapes belief, behaviour, and political power, enabling the far right to dominate through persuasive narrative scripts. While Citton reveals how narrative functions as a subtle form of control, he ultimately advocates the creation of emancipatory stories to counter authoritarian myths, although he does not offer a clear strategy for achieving this. Producer/Author Georgina Arnott URL https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/abr-online/current-issue/1025-november-2025-no-481/14661-sung-ae-lee-reviews-mythocracy-how-stories-shape-our-worlds-by-yves-citton Persons Sung-Ae Lee