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Ageing, Gender and Leadership: A Study Based on Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings

Iiris Aaltio

subject

Collective unconsciousFilm analysismedia_common.quotation_subject05 social sciences050109 social psychologyGender studiesArtMythologyIdeal (ethics)Trilogy0502 economics and businessCharisma0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesHumanitiesArchetype050203 business & managementmedia_common

description

Based on current research on ageing in organizations, this chapter focuses on ageing, its gendered nature, and its relations to what is valued in organizational settings in terms of careers and leadership. Stories about ageing are present in mythology, archetypes, and the societal collective unconsciousness, often followed by heroism and charismatic figures. Myths of ageing are manifold but may also represent a “Grand Story” of ageing, present for everyone as an ideal without gender or other dimensions. Using Tolkien’s mythology and Peter Jackson’s guided film trilogy The Lord of the Rings, the gendered relations between ageing, leadership, and leadership charisma are explored and interpreted.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2017-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58813-1_4