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Komik: Ein interdisziplinäres Handbuch
Stuttgart: Metzler (2017), x, 415 pp.
"Das Handbuch gibt einen Überblick über die vielfältigen Formen und Themen des Komischen, erläutert methodische Zugänge und bietet so eine Bestandsaufnahme der aktuellen Komikforschung. Dabei werden zunächst Grundbegriffe des Komischen dargestellt. Neben der Komikforschung der verschiedenen Di
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Handbuch Popkultur
Stuttgart: Metzler (2017), vi, 375 pp.
"Das Handbuch begründet Popkultur als inter- und transdisziplinäres Forschungsfeld sowie als eigenständige Wissenschaftsdisziplin. Es informiert in über 60 Beiträgen über die wichtigsten Erscheinungsformen und Diskurszusammenhänge der Popkultur und unterscheidet diese grundsätzlich von denen
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Animation in the Middle East: Practice and Aesthetics from Baghdad to Casablanca
London: Tauris (2017), xv, 318 pp.
"The internationally acclaimed films Persepolis and Waltz with Bashir only hinted at the vibrant animation culture that exists within the Middle East and North Africa. In spite of censorship, oppression and war, animation studios have thrived in recent years - in Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco,
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"Interactive TV and radio shows are popular phenomena in Kenya and Zambia. Drawing primarily from interview- and observation based research in TV stations in Kenya and Zambia, this paper examines the role of media practitioners in shaping interactive broadcast programmes, and the nature and possibil
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Effects of Foreign Soap Operas on Young People: Case of Tangaza University College
Tangaza: Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Tangaza University College, Thesis (2016), 51 pp.
"This study in a way established that soap operas have some positive contributions to the society. For example, the study shows that youth become more confident and social after watching soaps. However, in agreement with the objectives of this study, the negative effects of soap operas on young peop
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Learning Through Entertainment: The Effects of Bollywood Movies on the Job-Seeking Behavior of South Asian Female
International Communication Gazette, volume 78, issue 3 (2016), pp. 267-287
"This study examined the relationship between exposure to Bollywood movies and job-seeking behavior of South Asian females. Using survey data collected from 132 female participants, we explored the effects of exposure to Bollywood movies on job search self-efficacy, enjoyment and job-seeking behavio
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Studying Soap Operas
Communication Research Trends, volume 35, issue 3 (2016), pp. 3-55
Radionovena: Florece la vida en territorios de paz
In: Siembras del buen vivir: Entre utopías y dilemas posibles
Quito: Asociación Latinoamericana de Educación Radiofónica (ALER) (2016), pp. 163-170
"Surge el propósito, desde La Esquina Radio [Medellín, Colombia] en aprovechar el interés de las comunidades por la celebración cultural de la novena navideña, y a partir de ese acto, potenciar el encuentro ciudadano y la reflexión ciudadana, sin ningún tinte religioso, realizando una transmi
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Religiotainment: Eine konstruktivistische Grounded Theory christlicher Religion im fiktionalen Fernsehformat
Wiesbaden: Springer VS (2016), 372 pp.
"Kathrin Nieder-Steinheuer hat ein Modell entwickelt, mit dem sich die kommunikative Verfasstheit der Kategorie des Christlichen im Unterhaltungsformat analysieren lässt. Grundlegend dafür ist der in den untersuchten Formaten festgestellte Zusammenhang zwischen kirchlichen Räumen und geographisch
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Telenovela nueva: Nuevas lecturas
Buenos Aires: Corregidor (2016), 314 pp.
Lifestyle TV
New York; London: Routledge (2016), vii, 186 pp.
"Lifestyle TV analyzes a burgeoning array of lifestyle formats on network and cable channels, from how-to and advice programs to hybrid reality entertainment built around the cultivation of the self as project, the ethics of everyday life, the mediation of style and taste, the regulation of health a
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Too Close for Comfort: The Political Telenovela 'El Candidato' and the 2000 Mexican Presidential Election
Series: International Journal of TV Serial Narratives, volume 1 (2015), pp. 9-26
"The telenovela El Candidato did not elect Vicente Fox per se but it was a very powerful media vehicle that certainly helped him. Although there were suspicions from the beginning about the telenovela’s positive support of the PRI in the context of the real election, it turns out that in fact upon
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Popular Television in Eastern Europe During and Since Socialism
London: Routledge (2015), xi, 285 pp.
Writing and Producing Radio Dramas
Key Guides
New Delhi et al.: Sage, 2nd ed. (2015), xix, 293 pp.
"In many—if not most—countries of the modern world, radio is thought of as a provider of music, news, weather reports and traffic situations, but very little else. Yet in parts of the developing world, radio is still extremely important and valuable as a medium for encouraging and teaching life
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Hallyu 2.0: The Korean Wave in the Age of Social Media
University of Michigan Press (2015), vi, 268 pp.
"Collectively known as Hallyu, Korean music, television programs, films, online games, and comics enjoy global popularity, thanks to new communication technologies. In recent years, Korean popular culture has also become the subject of academic inquiry. Whereas the Hallyu's impact on Korea's nationa
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Assessment of the Observance of TV Programme Ratings in Uganda: A Case of Telenovelas
Makerere University (2015), xxii, 75 pp.
"The study finds that there is a general liking for Partenal Guidance (PG) ratings, based on the need to protect the children from harmful and foreign content, as well as to avoid adoption of foreign cultures. However, this does not translate into action in determining viewership decisions, with man
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Complex TV: The Poetics of Contemporary Television Storytelling
New York: New York University Press (2015), x, 390 pp.
"Complex TV offers a sustained analysis of the poetics of television narrative, focusing on how storytelling has changed in recent years and how viewers make sense of these innovations. Through close analyses of key programs, including The Wire, Lost, Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, Veronica Mars, Curb
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Hallyu: Der Boom der südkoreanischen Populärkultur in Asien
"Tatsächlich erfreuen sich koreanische Fernsehserien und Filme sowie die koreanische Popmusik (K-pop) im Ausland, insbesondere in Ost- und Südostasien, ganz unerwartet großer Beliebtheit. In Südkorea selbst ist man stolz darauf, es - zumindest in der eigenen Wahrnehmung - endlich geschafft zu ha
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