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The continuity of myth in cinema: Re-signifying Norse mythology within the framework of cultural memory and industry

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The continuity of myth in cinema: Re-signifying Norse mythology within the framework of cultural memory and industry

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This study argues that Norse mythology, in contemporary film and television productions, is not merely a “narrative source” but a living narrative form that is continually reshaped, transformed, and adapted to present-day cultural contexts by the aesthetic, narrative, and ideological dynamics of the cinema industry. The central thesis of the study is that myth is not transmitted passively in cinema; rather, it is actively transformed through production context and cinematic language. Different modes of production, European art cinema, Hollywood blockbusters (high-budget commercial films), and long-form streaming dramas (online platform series), determine which themes are reconfigured, which character typologies are foregrounded, and which ideological orientations are embedded in the narrative. The audiovisual tools of cinema, colour palette, cinematography, music, and editing, can enhance the ritual dimension of myth or turn it into humorous or ironic rewritings. The reproduction of myth on screen operates not only at the narrative level but also as a multilayered process shaping audience perception, cultural identity construction, and the global circulation of culture. In this respect, myths reimagined through cinema occupy the intersection of historical continuity and contemporary aesthetic and ideological transformations. In this process, myth becomes both a vehicle of cultural memory and a narrative arena for current issues such as gender, ecology, and identity. The “life of myth in cinema” thus materialises as an ongoing practice of resignification, through which ancestral cosmologies are continually reconfigured to address contemporary anxieties and to inscribe new cultural meanings.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Medya Endüstrisi Çalışmaları

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

31 Aralık 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

18 Ağustos 2025

Kabul Tarihi

23 Ekim 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Sayı: 16

Kaynak Göster

APA
Sarıbaş, S. (2025). The continuity of myth in cinema: Re-signifying Norse mythology within the framework of cultural memory and industry. NOSYON: Uluslararası Toplum ve Kültür Çalışmaları Dergisi, 16, 62-76. https://izlik.org/JA48HB82TJ
AMA
1.Sarıbaş S. The continuity of myth in cinema: Re-signifying Norse mythology within the framework of cultural memory and industry. Nosyon. 2025;(16):62-76. https://izlik.org/JA48HB82TJ
Chicago
Sarıbaş, Serap. 2025. “The continuity of myth in cinema: Re-signifying Norse mythology within the framework of cultural memory and industry”. NOSYON: Uluslararası Toplum ve Kültür Çalışmaları Dergisi, sy 16: 62-76. https://izlik.org/JA48HB82TJ.
EndNote
Sarıbaş S (01 Aralık 2025) The continuity of myth in cinema: Re-signifying Norse mythology within the framework of cultural memory and industry. NOSYON: Uluslararası Toplum ve Kültür Çalışmaları Dergisi 16 62–76.
IEEE
[1]S. Sarıbaş, “The continuity of myth in cinema: Re-signifying Norse mythology within the framework of cultural memory and industry”, Nosyon, sy 16, ss. 62–76, Ara. 2025, [çevrimiçi]. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA48HB82TJ
ISNAD
Sarıbaş, Serap. “The continuity of myth in cinema: Re-signifying Norse mythology within the framework of cultural memory and industry”. NOSYON: Uluslararası Toplum ve Kültür Çalışmaları Dergisi. 16 (01 Aralık 2025): 62-76. https://izlik.org/JA48HB82TJ.
JAMA
1.Sarıbaş S. The continuity of myth in cinema: Re-signifying Norse mythology within the framework of cultural memory and industry. Nosyon. 2025;:62–76.
MLA
Sarıbaş, Serap. “The continuity of myth in cinema: Re-signifying Norse mythology within the framework of cultural memory and industry”. NOSYON: Uluslararası Toplum ve Kültür Çalışmaları Dergisi, sy 16, Aralık 2025, ss. 62-76, https://izlik.org/JA48HB82TJ.
Vancouver
1.Serap Sarıbaş. The continuity of myth in cinema: Re-signifying Norse mythology within the framework of cultural memory and industry. Nosyon [Internet]. 01 Aralık 2025;(16):62-76. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA48HB82TJ

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