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Political storytelling: Mythopoeia as strategy

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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.

Subject

Yves Citton’s concept of “mythocracy”

Period1 Nov 2025

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Media contributions

  • Title Political storytelling: Mythopoeia as strategy
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletAustralian Book Review, November 2025, no. 481
    Media typeWeb
    Duration/Length/Size950 words
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    Date1/11/25
    DescriptionYves 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/AuthorGeorgina Arnott
    URLhttps://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
    PersonsSung-Ae Lee