Here are my graphic novels: 'Gilgamesh' (2011) and 'Peaceful Warrior' (2010). The archetypal pair of Senex (old person) and Puer (young person) are examined as are the mythic figures of Hermes and Hestia to reveal the role they played in the events of 2016. The energy of our archetypal shadow, which Trump embodied in his discourse and actions played a significant role in the election. This dissertation argues that America’s national psyche is also on a journey of individuation that includes confronting our shadow material. These mechanisms of escape also factored into the events of the 2016 election. People want to escape from this anxiety, and so they typically engage in three mechanisms of escape: destructiveness, automaton conformity, and a rush towards authoritarianism. He posits that freedom is very anxiety-inducing. Psychologist Erich Fromm wrote a seminal work about the rise of fascism in Germany in the 1940s. America’s cultural complexes also played a role, including purity or Puritanism, racism, and extinction anxiety. Gilgamesh A Graphic Novel by Andrew Winegarner List Price: 16. Certain myths and mythemes in America factored into and affected the 2016 election such as loneliness, the frontier, change, the redeemer, and others. 'With all the graphic adaptations of mythology flying around, it’s about time someone got to old Gilgamesh. Trump as the 45th President of the United States. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Perspectives of mythology and Jungian and archetypal forms of depth psychology are utilized to interpret the social and historical forces that were at play in the complex dynamics that led to the surprising election of Donald J. Buy Gilgamesh: A Graphic Novel by Winegarner, Andrew (ISBN: 9781593764227) from Amazon's Book Store. figures as Gilgamesh, Hercules, Theseus, or even Luke Skywalker. The national psyche of Americans was on display during the 2016 presidential election. Andrew Samuels book The Political Psyche. My dissertation (free download): Dark Night of the Nation: The Mythology and Psychology of the 2016 American Presidential ElectionįREE download from ProQuest (but you might need to sign in through a university)

Gilgamesh by Andrew Winegarner