Difference between revisions of "Style and Stylistics (Discussion)"
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'''Group 1:''' Be prepared to define these basic terms: "style," "stylistics" '''12.6''' Then, pretend you are an "evaluative" stylistician. '''12.6''' 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 1:''' Be prepared to define these basic terms: "style," "stylistics" '''12.6''' Then, pretend you are an "evaluative" stylistician. '''12.6''' 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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'''All groups:''' What elements of your stylistic approach do you see in "Televisuality and the Resurrection of the Sitcom in the 2000s"? | '''All groups:''' What elements of your stylistic approach do you see in "Televisuality and the Resurrection of the Sitcom in the 2000s"? | ||
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| + | #What problems does the auteur theory, which is based in film studies, have when applied to television? '''12.2''' For example, how are "pitch sessions" a problem, according to Caldwell? '''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''' | ||
== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
Revision as of 15:03, 26 October 2010
Group 1: Be prepared to define these basic terms: "style," "stylistics" 12.6 Then, pretend you are an "evaluative" stylistician. 12.6 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."
All groups: What elements of your stylistic approach do you see in "Televisuality and the Resurrection of the Sitcom in the 2000s"?
Auteur theory -- if time allows
- What problems does the auteur theory, which is based in film studies, have when applied to television? 12.2 For example, how are "pitch sessions" a problem, according to Caldwell? 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
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.
