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== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
#Butler, Jeremy G. ''Television: Critical Methods and Applications''. Mahweh, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007.
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#Jeremy G. Butler, ''Television: Critical Methods and Applications'' (New York: Routledge, 2012).
 
 
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Revision as of 18:14, 28 August 2012

Definitions

  1. Group 1: Flow
    • Who originally articulated it? What does it mean when applied to TV?
      • Raymond Williams
  2. Group 2: Polysemy
    • "poly-semy" = "many meanings"
    • We saw polysemy in action in our discussion of The Andy Griffith Show. What are some specific examples of polysemy from your own television viewing?
    • What does "structured polysemy" mean?
  3. Group 3: Discourse
    • How does theorist John Fiske use the term?
    • What is an example of this, from your own television viewing?
  4. Group 4: Interactivity and agency
    • How is Janet Murray using these terms?
    • How has YouTube affected your viewing habits?

Bibliography

  1. Jeremy G. Butler, Television: Critical Methods and Applications (New York: Routledge, 2012).