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The evolution of the situation comedy in the age of political correctness

open access: yes, 2023
reservedNella tesi viene affrontato il cambiamento a cui va incontro il genere della situation comedy in un periodo in cui il politicamente corretto si sta facendo strada all'interno della produzione audiovisiva. Per affrontare questo percorso si partirà
CAVALLIN, SELENE
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The “First Great Purge” of American Television Programming: Understanding How and Why Popular Television Changed So Dramatically from the 1950s to the 1960s

open access: yesTV Series, 2022
Though “purge” may seem a rather dramatic choice of terms to refer to a drastic shift in the overall nature of network television programming in the United States, it has long been used by media scholars, notably in reference to “The Great Rural Purge of
Dennis Tredy
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Comedy, Repetition and Racial Stereotypes on Television

open access: yesCinergie, 2016
The article explores the affinity of comedy for repetition, analyzing particularly the sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm (Creator: Larry David, HBO 2000-2011), a comedy series on the life of the co-creator and writer of Seinfeld, Larry David, who plays himself.
Michaela Wünsch
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Doce de série: as aventuras de dona Picucha

open access: yesSignificação: Revista de Cultura Audiovisual, 2014
O trabalho propõe-se a analisar as especificidades do formato adotado pelo seriado Doce de mãe, em comparação com as normas que presidem o subgênero sitcom, em relação ao tema central e temáticas secundárias privilegiadas, ao seu processo de ...
Elizabeth Bastos Duarte
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Why Fun Aunties Matter: A Modest Account

open access: yesJournal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this article, I offer a child‐centred account of the value of company‐keeping relationships between children and adults. These are relationships enjoyed by a child and an adult who is neither a mere acquaintance nor integrally involved in that child's care or upbringing.
Lesley Jamieson
wiley   +1 more source

Modeling the Paths from L2 Use and Socio‐Affective Variables to Communication Skills: A Mixed‐Methods Approach

open access: yesTESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Previous research demonstrated that communication anxiety reduces L2 learners' willingness to communicate and communication frequency, but left unexplored its impact on performance. The current mixed‐methods study investigated factors impacting L2 communication skills.
Debra M. Hardison
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“Deve valer alguma coisa”: análise de Borges pelo método da engenharia reversa

open access: yesCadernos Cajuína
O formato televisivo conhecido como sitcom tem sua estrutura determinada pela poética aristotélica, conforme comprovado por manuais de roteiro norte-americanos e estudos sobre obras estadunidenses.
Eduardo Peron, João Paulo Hergesel
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Incidental Acquisition of Multiword Expressions Through Repeated Viewing: Sequential Use of L1 and L2 Captions

open access: yesTESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Repeated viewing is reportedly a common learning and pedagogical strategy among autonomous second language (L2) learners and language teachers. This experimental study examined the extent to which sequential captioning use facilitates the acquisition of multiword expressions (MWEs) through repeated viewing under incidental learning conditions.
Kenneth W. Y. Li, Yaxin Ni
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What lies beyond and within humour: A relevance-theoretic approach to propositional meanings in the sitcom Modern Family

open access: yesLingBaW
Advancing the proposal that conversationalists frequently engage in humorous communication to convey propositional meanings, the paper aims to employ pragmatic inferential mechanisms specified in a relevance-theoretic framework in order to explicate the
Magdalena Wieczorek
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A Femininomenon: Leadership Development Through Representation On‐Screen

open access: yesNew Directions for Student Leadership, Volume 2025, Issue 185, Page 67-74, Spring 2025.
ABSTRACT Historically, films and television centered men, but there has recently been a shift toward focusing on women and people of color (and women of color) in leading roles. Films and shows like Black Panther, Barbie, and Ashoka reflect this trend, offering more complex stories and diverse representation.
Kathleen Callahan
wiley   +1 more source

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