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Scuba diving into popular culture. Mikko-Juhani Korpela Iina Lousa University of Jyväskylä. Black Swan, directed by Darren Aronofsky - A story of a young ballerina who wants to be a Swan Queen Harry Potter written by J.K. Rowling
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Scuba diving into popular culture Mikko-Juhani Korpela Iina Lousa University of Jyväskylä
Black Swan, directed by Darren Aronofsky - A story of a young ballerina who wants to be a Swan Queen • Harry Potter written by J.K. Rowling • A story of a young wizard Harry, who with his friends tries to fight the evil wizard Lord Voldemort What stories?
Black Swan • Jungian shadow archetype • Conceptual metaphors (Lakoff & Johnson 1980) • Characteristics of metaphor (Forceville, 1995) • Harry Potter 1. Magical themes analyzed from psychoanalytical point of view (Noctor, 2006) 2. Hidden ”queer” messages were found (Nylund, 2007) 3. Similarities to different therapy methods were found (Mulholland, 2007) How to interpret?
Lily and the shadow • Black Swan = Nina’s uprising sexuality • Killing the white swan What meanings?
1. Creatures and objects 2. ”Queer” interpretation of the story 3. Narrative therapy, CBT... themes: courage, hope… Meanings of Harry Potter can be utilized in different kinds of therapies. About a boy who lived
Several meanings can be found beneath the surface in popular culture In the end