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==Definitions==
 
==Definitions==
#'''Groups 1 and 5:''' Flow
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#Flow
 
#*Who originally articulated it? What does it mean when applied to TV?
 
#*Who originally articulated it? What does it mean when applied to TV?
#'''Groups 2 and 6:''' Polysemy
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#Polysemy
 
#*"poly-semy" = "many meanings"
 
#*"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?
 
#*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?
 
#*What does "structured polysemy" mean?
#'''Group 3 and 7:''' Discourse
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#Discourse
 
#*How does theorist John Fiske use the term?
 
#*How does theorist John Fiske use the term?
 
#*What is an example of this, from your own television viewing?  
 
#*What is an example of this, from your own television viewing?  
#'''Group 4 and 8:''' Interactivity and agency
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#Interactivity and agency
 
#*How is Janet Murray using these terms?
 
#*How is Janet Murray using these terms?
 
#*How have YouTube and Netflix affected your viewing habits?
 
#*How have YouTube and Netflix affected your viewing habits?
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#Jeremy G. Butler, ''Television: Critical Methods and Applications'' (New York: Routledge, 2012).
 
#Jeremy G. Butler, ''Television: Critical Methods and Applications'' (New York: Routledge, 2012).
  
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[[Category:TCF311 Discussion]]
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[[Category:JCM311 Discussion]]

Revision as of 18:12, 29 August 2017

Definitions

  1. Flow
    • Who originally articulated it? What does it mean when applied to TV?
  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. Discourse
    • How does theorist John Fiske use the term?
    • What is an example of this, from your own television viewing?
  4. Interactivity and agency
    • How is Janet Murray using these terms?
    • How have YouTube and Netflix affected your viewing habits?

Bibliography

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