Difference between revisions of "Style and Stylistics (Discussion)"
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| + | auteur theory '''12.2''' problems with? How are "pitch sessions" a problem? '''12.4''' who are "showrunners"? '''12.3''' What do auteurist critics look for in TV shows? If there are no true auteurs, can TV be "art"? '''12.5''' | ||
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| + | '''Group 1:''' Be prepared to define these basic terms: "style," "stylistics" '''12.6''' Then, pretend you are an "evaluative" stylistician. '''12.7: Average Shot Length studies''' How would you study ''Outsourced''? Devise a research project that you might attempt with this TV text. How is evaluative stylistics often connected with auteurism? Who is ''Outsourced"'s auteur? | ||
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| + | '''Group 2:''' Be prepared to define these basic terms: "style," "stylistics" '''12.6''' Then, pretend you are a "descriptive" stylistician. '''12.7: Average Shot Length studies''' How would you study ''Outsourced''? Devise a research project that you might attempt with this TV text. | ||
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| + | '''Group 3:''' Be prepared to define these basic terms: "style," "stylistics" '''12.6''' Then, pretend you are a "analytic" stylistician. '''12.8''' How would you study ''Outsourced''? Devise a research project that you might attempt with this TV text. Be sure to account for the five "functions" of style discussed in the textbook. | ||
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| + | '''Group 4:''' Be prepared to define these basic terms: "style," "stylistics" '''12.6''' Then, pretend you are a "historical" stylistician. '''12.8''' How would you study ''Outsourced''? Devise a research project that you might attempt with this TV text. Be sure to account for "craft practices" and "schemas." | ||
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== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
#Butler, Jeremy G. ''Television: Critical Methods and Applications''. NY: Routledge, 2011. | #Butler, Jeremy G. ''Television: Critical Methods and Applications''. NY: Routledge, 2011. | ||
Revision as of 14:58, 26 October 2010
auteur theory 12.2 problems with? How are "pitch sessions" a problem? 12.4 who are "showrunners"? 12.3 What do auteurist critics look for in TV shows? If there are no true auteurs, can TV be "art"? 12.5
Group 1: Be prepared to define these basic terms: "style," "stylistics" 12.6 Then, pretend you are an "evaluative" stylistician. 12.7: Average Shot Length studies How would you study Outsourced? Devise a research project that you might attempt with this TV text. How is evaluative stylistics often connected with auteurism? Who is Outsourced"'s auteur?
Group 2: Be prepared to define these basic terms: "style," "stylistics" 12.6 Then, pretend you are a "descriptive" stylistician. 12.7: Average Shot Length studies How would you study Outsourced? Devise a research project that you might attempt with this TV text.
Group 3: Be prepared to define these basic terms: "style," "stylistics" 12.6 Then, pretend you are a "analytic" stylistician. 12.8 How would you study Outsourced? Devise a research project that you might attempt with this TV text. Be sure to account for the five "functions" of style discussed in the textbook.
Group 4: Be prepared to define these basic terms: "style," "stylistics" 12.6 Then, pretend you are a "historical" stylistician. 12.8 How would you study Outsourced? Devise a research project that you might attempt with this TV text. Be sure to account for "craft practices" and "schemas."
Bibliography
- Butler, Jeremy G. Television: Critical Methods and Applications. NY: Routledge, 2011.
- Butler, Jeremy G. "Televisuality and the Resurrection of the Sitcom in the 2000s," in Television Style (NY: Routledge, 2010), 173-222.
