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European Soap Operas: The Diversification of a Genre [PDF]

European Journal of Communication, 1998
Analysis of the most popular locally made soap operas in each of five European countries reveals that the soap opera is not simply an imported American genre. The study of British, Scandinavian and European soaps, based on an `ethnographic' approach to the social networks in the world of the soaps, shows that these countries have developed three ...
Tamar Liebes, Sonia Livingstone
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Farmers’ Information Needs in Soap Opera Utilisation for Agricultural Enterprise Promotion in Southwestern Nigeria

Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2017
Several studies have established workability and acceptance of entertainment-education and its variants like soap opera for disseminating agricultural information.
Bamidele Rasak Olajide, Tope Adejoju Ladigbolu   +1 more
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Pekerja Rumah Tangga (PRT) dan penerimaan terhadap makna spiritual dalam tayangan religi di televisi

Masyarakat, Kebudayaan dan Politik, 2014
Religious soap opera is a tv shows that display story and culture which related to Islam within its story line. Different representations within religoius soap opera could lead to various interpretations.
Reny Triwardani, Panji Dwi Asrianto
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Isidingo as entertainment-education

Communicare, 2022
In developing countries, the popular media can be used effectively to address social problems (Vaughan, Rogers, Singhal & Swalehe, 2000:82). In recent decades, various developmental, educational and other socially useful messages have often been ...
Nadia van der Merwe
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Charting New Paths in the Study of Kin Term Acquisition

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Kin terms appear among infants’ earliest words, yet a full mastery of kin concepts typically emerges only in late childhood. This prolonged developmental trajectory reflects not only children's acquisition of an abstract relational system of words, but also their growing understanding of social relationships and interactional norms.
Marisa Casillas, Yuchen Jin, Stephen C. Levinson   +2 more
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Scriptwriters’ Perception of Soap Opera Usability in Agricultural Information Dissemination in Southwestern Nigeria

Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2020
The study assessed the scriptwriters’ perception of the use soap opera for agricultural information management in Southwestern Nigeria. A total of 30 scriptwriters were interviewed using questionnaire to elicit information on their personal ...
Rasak Bamidele Olajide, T. A. Ladigbolu
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Las voces de Baha‐blantes: An analysis of the language learning investment of intermediate students of Spanish at the tertiary level

Foreign Language Annals, Volume 59, Issue 2, Page 337-357, Summer 2026.
Abstract This study examines the language learning investment of five intermediate learners of Spanish at a tertiary institution in The Bahamas. It draws on participants’ language learning journeys to consider how their previous experiences and access to language learning opportunities contributed to their investment.
Valentino Rahming
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ANALYZING THE PHENOMENON: EXPLORING THE POPULARITY AND REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN THE INDONESIAN SOAP OPERA "CINTA FITRI"

International Journal of Islamic Education, Research and Multiculturalism
The soap opera "Cinta Fitri" is one of the most popular TV drama series (soap operas) not only in Indonesia but also in Singapore (MdEntertainment). This paper focuses on the phenomenon of soap operas and gender representation in Indonesian media.
Bernika Yustisiana Narang
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THE USES OF RELIGIOUSS SYMBOLS TO REPRESENT ISLAM (A Study on Religious Soap Opera "Bukan Islam KTP")

Analisa: Jurnal Pengkajian Masalah Sosial Keagamaan, 2016
This study is entitled THE USES OF RELIGIOUS SYMBOL TO REPRESENT ISLAM (A Study on Religious Soap Opera Bukan Islam KTP). The background of the research is based on the facts of the arbitrary use of symbols to represent Islam shown on Indonesian ...
sholihati siti, Heddy Shri Ahimsa, Heru Nugroho   +2 more
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‘It's Like a Horror Movie That You Walk Through’: Experiencing Horror Through Immersive Recreation

The Journal of American Culture, Volume 49, Issue 2, Page 121-130, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Horror stories have provided enjoyable forms of leisure for centuries. Over the past five decades, however, these experiences have evolved into increasingly immersive forms of popular culture. What once involved constructing the narrative world internally through reading has expanded into sensory engagement through visual and auditory media ...
Susan Weidmann
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