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In this special episode of Dissecting Philosophy with Dr McDonald, he discusses the section In the Ring in Roland Barthes' Mythologies.

The episode deals with the various aspects of professional wrestling, its difference from sports and its relation to the theatre (tragedy, comedy and masks). It also deals with the deeper philosophical aspects of the role of truth, morality (good guy vs. bad guy), suffering and justice in the matches.

Lots of examples are given throughout to relate Barthes' view of watching wrestling in the Parisienne Halls in 1950s to contemporary wrestling matches of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and from new wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling's (AEW) first pay per view event Double or Nothing.

If you would like to follow along he is using the Hill and Wang 2012 edition translated by Richard Howard and Annette Lavers

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