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'''All Groups:''' Design a research project based on either the mass-comm (Groups 1, 2, 3) or TV-studies (groups 4, 5, 6) approach. Use ''South Park'', ''Breaking Bad'' or ''The Walking Dead'' as the subject of your analysis. How would you approach the program? What sort of research questions might you ask? What would be the point of your analysis?
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'''All Groups:''' Design a research project based on either the mass-comm (Groups 1, 2, 3) or TV-studies (groups 4, 5, 6) approach. Use ''South Park'', ''Breaking Bad'', or ''Game of Thrones'' as the subject of your analysis. How would you approach the program? What sort of research questions might you ask? What would be the point of your analysis?
  
 
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#Butler, Jeremy G. ''Television: Critical Methods and Applications''. NY: Routledge, 2011.
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#Butler, Jeremy G. ''Television: Visual Storytelling and Screen Culture''. NY: Routledge, 2018.
  
 
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Revision as of 21:10, 15 October 2018

Mass-comm methods vs. television-studies methods

To understand the difference between empirical and critical methods, we need to look at their basic principles and presumptions. The class will be divided into mass-comm researchers and television-studies theorists for this first exercise.

Mass Comm Research Television Studies

Groups 6 & 2
Explain presumptions 1-3 of the MC method. Provide examples to illustrate your points.

Groups 5 & 1
Explain presumptions 4-6 of the MC method. Provide examples to illustrate your points.

Group 3
Explain point-by-point how the TS method differs from presumptions 1-3 of the MC method. Provide examples to illustrate your points.

Group 4
Explain point-by-point how the TS method differs from presumptions 4-6 of the MC method. Provide examples to illustrate your points.

Criteria for evaluating critical work

All groups will discuss Vande Berg, Wenner and Gronbeck's criteria for evaluating critical work--looking at one specific criterion. Apply your criterion to Kristen Warner, "'Who Gon Check Me Boo': Reality TV as a Haven For Black Women’s Affect," Flow (August 18, 2011). How well does this essay fit your criterion?

Groups 6 & 2

  1. Explain what Vande Berg, Wenner and Gronbeck mean by internal consistency.

Group 3

  1. Explain what Vande Berg, Wenner and Gronbeck mean by evidence.

Group 4

  1. Explain what Vande Berg, Wenner and Gronbeck mean by cultural, critical, theoretical and practical significance.

Groups 5 & 1

  1. Explain what Vande Berg, Wenner and Gronbeck mean by reasonableness for a critical interpretation.

Design your own research project

All Groups: Design a research project based on either the mass-comm (Groups 1, 2, 3) or TV-studies (groups 4, 5, 6) approach. Use South Park, Breaking Bad, or Game of Thrones as the subject of your analysis. How would you approach the program? What sort of research questions might you ask? What would be the point of your analysis?

Bibliography

  1. Butler, Jeremy G. Television: Visual Storytelling and Screen Culture. NY: Routledge, 2018.
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