Digital Monsters

🧙‍♀️ Explore the Depths of Digital Monsters with Vivian Asimos in "Digital Monsters" 🚀

Course Headline: A Study of Online Monstrosity

Are you fascinated by the eerie allure of online mysteries and myths? Do the tales of digital monsters send a shiver down your spine while also sparking your curiosity? If so, this course is your portal into the enchanting world where folklore meets the internet.

Course Description: In "Digital Monsters," Vivian Asimos guides you through the shadowy corridors of the online realm, a place teeming with mythical creatures and tales that echo the ancient tradition of storytelling. This course is an invitation to uncover the profound insights hidden within the legends of cyberspace and to understand what these creatures represent about our own humanity.

What You'll Discover: 📚 Storytelling On and Off-line:

• 🌟 An introduction to mythology and folklore, understanding their enduring power through the ages.
• Exploring contemporary mythology and its place in our modern world.
• Diving into how memes are not just humorous images but can be seen as the new folklore and mythology.

👾 Monsters:

• Unraveling the concept of a monster and what it represents in human culture.
• Embracing Monster Theory to question, challenge, and explore the nature of fear.
• Investigating how monsters become real through our beliefs, emotions, and shared narratives.

📡 Digital Monsters:

• Analyzing how digital monsters play with our beliefs and perceptions.
• Discovering the power of mass communal storytelling in creating legends online.
• Examining case studies such as:
  • The enigmatic Rake, a creature that defies explanation.
  • Exploring Tulpas and their connection to digital monsters.
  • The Slender Man mythos and its cultural significance.

🌐 The Internet as Monster:

• Considering the internet as a wilderness filled with untold stories and legends.
• Investigating the legend of Ben Drowned, a tale that merges reality with the digital world.
• Delving into the Momo Challenge, understanding its impact, and what it tells us about our relationship with the internet.

Why Take This Course? This course offers a unique perspective on the intersection of folklore, psychology, and the digital age. By examining digital monsters through an anthropological lens, you'll gain insights into human nature, cultural trends, and the power of storytelling in shaping our collective imagination.

Whether you're a fan of horror, folklore enthusiast, or someone who's curious about the psychological aspects of myth creation, this course will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the creatures that haunt our digital landscapes. So, join us as we venture into the online abyss and uncover the truth behind the monsters that lurk within. 🌟

Enroll now and let Vivian Asimos be your guide in this captivating exploration of "Digital Monsters." Your journey into the study of online monstrosity begins here!