@article{Andersen_Christensen_2020, title={We don’t need another hero, do we? Researching heroism from a cultural perspective}, url={https://journals.aau.dk/index.php/ak/article/view/5845}, DOI={10.5278/ojs.academicquarter.vi20.5845}, abstractNote={<p class="p1">This article addresses different aspects of heroes and heroism and it offers an introductory analysis of approaches to heroism, which may be relevant for the articles in this issue of <em>Academic Quarter</em>. These approaches are all from a culturally theoretical perspective. They encompass a discussion of an ontological need for heroes. The sections of the article are also about mythological heroism, the hero’s quest as a narrative principle, heroes as historical agents and modern heroism. The latter is also of a reflexive and critical nature and under the heading of “the besieged hero”, it includes a discussion of the problematic figure of the superhero as found in blockbuster movies.</p>}, number={20}, journal={Academic Quarter | Akademisk kvarter}, author={Andersen, Tem Frank and Christensen, Jørgen Riber}, year={2020}, month={jun.}, pages={5–21} }