Television Studies: An Overview (Discussion)
Mass-comm methods vs. television-studies methods
To understand the difference between empirical and critical methods, we need to look at their basic principles and presumptions. The class will be divided into empiricists and critical-study theorists for this first exercise.
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Criteria for evaluating critical work
All groups will discuss Vande Berg, Wenner and Gronbeck's criteria for evaluating critical work--looking at one specific criterion.
Group 4
- Explain what Vande Berg, Wenner and Gronbeck mean by internal consistency.
Group 1
- Explain what Vande Berg, Wenner and Gronbeck mean by evidence.
Group 2
- Explain what Vande Berg, Wenner and Gronbeck mean by cultural, critical, theoretical and practical significance.
Group 3
- Explain what Vande Berg, Wenner and Gronbeck mean by reasonableness for a critical interpretation.
Bibliography
- Butler, Jeremy G. Television: Critical Methods and Applications. NY: Routledge, 2011.