Difference between revisions of "TV Structure (Discussion)"
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Revision as of 19:21, 26 August 2014
Definitions
- Group 1: Flow
- Who originally articulated it? What does it mean when applied to TV?
- Raymond Williams, 1974
- Who originally articulated it? What does it mean when applied to TV?
- 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?
- Group 3: Discourse
- How does theorist John Fiske use the term?
- What is an example of this, from your own television viewing?
- Group 4: Interactivity and agency
- How is Janet Murray using these terms?
- How have YouTube and Netflix affected your viewing habits?
Bibliography
- Jeremy G. Butler, Television: Critical Methods and Applications (New York: Routledge, 2012).