CMNS 443 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Netflix, Cultural Homogenization, Transnationality
22 Jun 2018
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CMNS 443 Seminar #5
October 5, 2017
MIDTERM
Short answer (7-8 questions)
1-2 long answer questions (one pg)
similar to cmns348 format
definitions, concepts, three major examples
long essay: the same but asking your opinion
2 hrs
straight-forward (no hidden agenda)
Proposal; due week 7 (one week before exam)
Hard copy (make sure it is ONE page)
Readings changed.
PRESENTATION
Chinese television and Korean television format
What is the future of television?
Focus and themes
The emergence of Asian media production
Globalization pushed the development of Asian television shows
Reality competition shows has empowered audiences
China’s super girl show article
Based in Hunan and produced by Hunan Satellite TV
Created an economic miracle in media industry
Audience judges
Research problem
Super girl raises controversies and debates on the impact of media on youths perception and
behaviour
1) the political impact of democratainment
2) female empowerment in regards to the tomboy phenomenon
voting and contesting system of Super Girl
regional competitions and national competitions
audience voting by phone calling and texting
on stage audiences from 31 different cities + professional judges
on-stage audience voting
SUPER GIRL AND THE ROLE OF DEMOCRATAINMENT
Super girl enhancing a democratic China
Equal opportunity
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Increasing freedom of expression
Raising awareness about political democracy
Fans’ power
Super girl eroading a democratic China
Role of money
Democratic fantasy
Pretend democracy
SUPER GIRL AND EMPOWRMENT
Tomboy phenomenon in the shoaw help society consider the prejudice of females’ appearances
Society gives female more public spaces for work and more freedom to participate in the public
sphere
Chapter 3
Transnational flows
Since 1950s: most tv formats produced in Hollywood
Television format: a total body of knowledge systematically and consciously assembled to
facilitate the future adaptation under license of the program
Tv dramas in the Korean waves tradition
Korean dramas is popular not only in many Asian countries but also in several western countries
Several non-drama genres are gradually replacing dramas
From western countries
In the beginning, Korean broadcasting imported the format programs from western countries
before creating their own format programs
In 2008, Koreas teeply increased its import of foreign programs
Three major formats: drama, reality audition show and quiz show
Some other countries in asia have developed their own versions of Korean dramas through
format and license contracts while still importing Korean programs
The transformation of US programs into Korean programs, followed by another transformation
of Korean programs into other countries’ programs via format trade
Transnationality in reality shows
Transnationalization: describe a condition by which people, commodities, ideas cross national
boundaries and are not identified with a single place of orogin
Tv format represent the contemporary notion of transnationality because they are smybols of
nationless cultural products
Reality tv programs are characterized by their hybridized genres
Hallyu 2.0
In recent years, major Korean networks have produced a proliferation of rreality tv programs that
feature transnational adoptees of Korean descent and their return to their bith country
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Document Summary
1-2 long answer questions (one pg) similar to cmns348 format definitions, concepts, three major examples long essay: the same but asking your opinion. Proposal; due week 7 (one week before exam) Hard copy (make sure it is one page) Globalization pushed the development of asian television shows. Based in hunan and produced by hunan satellite tv. Super girl raises controversies and debates on the impact of media on youths perception and behaviour. Tomboy phenomenon in the shoaw help society consider the prejudice of females" appearances. Society gives female more public spaces for work and more freedom to participate in the public sphere. Since 1950s: most tv formats produced in hollywood. Television format: a total body of knowledge systematically and consciously assembled to facilitate the future adaptation under license of the program. Korean dramas is popular not only in many asian countries but also in several western countries.
