Mr. Bauer said, "It's the historian's task to examine myths," and if necessary to explode them.

Ms. Parks uses the so-called Hottentot Venus to examine overlapping myths about love, race, history and show business.

Tribe by Matt Mahurin examines myths in American society.

Mr. Berger's excellent show is much smaller, and his focus is on contemporary artists who deliberately examine racial myths and constructs.

As always, in his new book Mr. Fiedler examines human myths as they reveal themselves in popular culture.

Instead, it focuses on the practical mechanics of battle and critically examines popular myths about warfare.

They examine myths, misinformation and misperceptions and rebut them using facts and evidence.

Here the author examines very ancient myths and their role in the formation of the archaic epic.

In the 1950s, Roland Barthes published a series of essays examining modern myths and the process of their creation in his book Mythologies.

Her pieces use postmodern techniques to examine myths and stereotypes of Indians, while expressing her thoughts on environmental, cultural and political issues.