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==Signs of character<ref name="Dyer">Richard Dyer, ''Stars''</ref>==
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==Definitions==
#Viewer foreknowledge
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#Flow
#Character name
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#*Who originally articulated it? What does it mean when applied to TV?
#Appearance
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#Polysemy
#Objective correlative
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#*"poly-semy" = "many meanings"
#Dialogue
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#*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?
#Lighting and videography or cinematography
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#*What does "structured polysemy" mean?
#Action
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#Discourse
 
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#*How does theorist John Fiske use the term?
How are these signs of character used to construct the characters in the "The Vartabedian Conundrum" episode of ''The Big Bang Theory''? These screen shots mostly show their first appearance in this particular episode.
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#*What is an example of this, from your own television viewing?
 
 
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Image:BigBangTheory20081117qq00_00_15qq00003.jpg|'''Groups 3 & 7:''' Leonard Hofstadter (Johnny Galecki)
 
Image:BigBangTheory20081117qq00 00 03qq00001.jpg|'''Groups 4 & 8:''' Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons)
 
Image:BigBangTheory20081117qq00 04 38qq00068.jpg|'''Group 5:''' Penny (Kaley Cuoco)
 
Image:BigBangTheory20081117qq00_10_10qq00163.jpg|'''Group 6:''' Dr. Stephanie Barnett (Sara Rue), hospital scene
 
Image:BigBangTheory20081117qq00 08 36qq00134.jpg|'''Group 1:''' Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg)
 
Image:BigBangTheory20081117qq00 09 32qq00151.jpg|'''Group 2:''' Raj Koothrappali (Kunal Nayyar)
 
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===Two more screen shots of Sheldon===
 
[[Image:BigBangTheory20081117qq00 03 59qq00055.jpg]]
 
[[Image:BigBangTheory20081117qq00 01 28qq00020.jpg]]
 
 
 
==Signs of performance<ref name="Dyer" />==
 
#Vocal
 
#Facial
 
#Gestural
 
#Corporeal
 
 
 
==Star texts==
 
#Explain how these terms apply to the study of television stars:
 
#*'''Group 4:''' Stars as texts
 
#*'''Group 1:''' Intertextual
 
#*'''Group 2:''' Media text
 
#*'''Group 3:''' Polysemy
 
#How does the textbook distinguish a "star" from an everyday "actor"?
 
#Choose one star principally known for his or her work on television. What are some attributes of his or her polysemy. Explain how, according to Richard Dyer's approach, his or her polysemy is constructed from:
 
#*Promotion
 
#*Publicity
 
#*Characters on TV programs
 
 
 
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== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
#Jeremy G. Butler, ''Television: Critical Methods and Applications'' (New York: Routledge, 2012).
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#Jeremy G. Butler, ''Television: Visual Storytelling and Screen Culture'' (New York: Routledge, 2018).
 
 
==References==
 
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==External links==
 
  
[[Category:TCF311]]
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[[Category:JCM311]]
[[Category:TCF311 Discussion]]
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[[Category:JCM311 Discussion]]

Revision as of 21:31, 14 August 2019

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?

Bibliography

  1. Jeremy G. Butler, Television: Visual Storytelling and Screen Culture (New York: Routledge, 2018).