Difference between revisions of "TV Structure (Discussion)"
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#*How does theorist John Fiske use the term? | #*How does theorist John Fiske use the term? | ||
#**"a language or system of representation that has developed socially in order to make and circulate a coherent '''set of meanings''' about an important topic area. These meanings serve the interests of that section of society within which the discourse originates. | #**"a language or system of representation that has developed socially in order to make and circulate a coherent '''set of meanings''' about an important topic area. These meanings serve the interests of that section of society within which the discourse originates. | ||
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| − | # | + | ==Application to ''Schitt's Creek'' and ''The Andy Griffith Show''== |
| − | # | + | #''Schitt's Creek'': fish-out-of-water trope. Similar shows? |
| + | #*How are rich people represented? What set of values (discourse) are attached to them? How are small-town people represented? What discourse is attached to them? | ||
| + | #*We can see polysemy in action in ''Schitt's Creek'' and ''The Andy Griffith Show''. | ||
== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
Latest revision as of 18:11, 25 August 2020
Definitions
- Flow
- Who originally articulated it? What does it mean when applied to "linear" TV? (See the programming grid on p. 12.)
- How does "nonlinear" TV encourage flow?
- Polysemy and TV programs as "texts"
- "poly-semy" = "many meanings"
- Sort of rhymes with "polygamy"
- What does "structured polysemy" mean?
- Discourse
- How does theorist John Fiske use the term?
- "a language or system of representation that has developed socially in order to make and circulate a coherent set of meanings about an important topic area. These meanings serve the interests of that section of society within which the discourse originates.
- How does theorist John Fiske use the term?
Application to Schitt's Creek and The Andy Griffith Show
- Schitt's Creek: fish-out-of-water trope. Similar shows?
- How are rich people represented? What set of values (discourse) are attached to them? How are small-town people represented? What discourse is attached to them?
- We can see polysemy in action in Schitt's Creek and The Andy Griffith Show.
Bibliography
- Jeremy G. Butler, Television: Visual Storytelling and Screen Culture (New York: Routledge, 2018).
