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− | ==Mass-comm methods vs. television-studies methods==
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− | 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.
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− | <td>'''Mass Comm Research'''</td>
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− | <td>'''Television Studies'''</td>
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− | <td><p>'''Group 4'''<br />
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− | Explain presumptions 1-3 of the MC method. Provide examples to illustrate your points.</p>
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− | <p>'''Group 2'''<br />
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− | Explain presumptions 4-6 of the MC method. Provide examples to illustrate your points.</p></td>
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− | <td><p>'''Group 1'''<br />
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− | Explain point-by-point how the TS method differs from presumptions 1-3 of the MC method. Provide examples to illustrate your points.</p>
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− | <p>'''Group 3'''<br />
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− | Explain point-by-point how the TS method differs from presumptions 4-6 of the MC method. Provide examples to illustrate your points.</p></td>
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− | Design a research project of ''South Park''.
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− | ==Criteria for evaluating critical work==
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− | 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, [http://flowtv.org/2011/08/who-gon-check-me-boo/ "'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?
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− | '''Group 1'''
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− | #Explain what Vande Berg, Wenner and Gronbeck mean by '''internal consistency'''.
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− | '''Group 2'''
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− | #Explain what Vande Berg, Wenner and Gronbeck mean by '''evidence'''.
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− | '''Group 3'''
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− | #Explain what Vande Berg, Wenner and Gronbeck mean by '''cultural, critical, theoretical and practical significance'''.
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− | '''Group 4'''
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− | #Explain what Vande Berg, Wenner and Gronbeck mean by '''reasonableness''' for a critical interpretation.
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− | == Bibliography ==
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− | #Butler, Jeremy G. ''Television: Critical Methods and Applications''. NY: Routledge, 2011.
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− | [[Category:TCF311 Discussion]]
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