Media, Information and Technoculture 3222A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Homicide, Narrative Structure, Signify

• School: Western University
• Department: Media, Information and Technoculture
• Course: Media, Information and Technoculture 3222A/B
• Professor: Tiara Sukhan

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Midterm: combination of short and longer answer questions, one essay question with choices, will cover all course materials from weeks 1-6, small matching, definitions, really short answer questions. Charlie"s a(cid:374)gels), sci- fi, mini-series, wholesome family drama: 1980s prime-time soaps, private detectives, 1990s teen dramas (wb), legal and medical procedurals, dramedy (ex. Allie mcbeal: 2000s franchise procedurals (ex. Csi, l&o), serialised network dramas, hero narratives, boutique cable dramas, terrorist response narratives: 2010s period drama (ex. Downton abbey), law & order & technology, apocalyptic narratives (ex. Some broad categories of tv drama: procedural series, ex. The good doctor, house md, law & order, bones, 911, the good wife: science fiction/fantasy, teen series, docudrama ex. Jersey shore, the hills: prime-time soap, mini-series, period drama, cable serial. Procedural drama: key conventions: episodic, self-contained (cid:455)ou k(cid:374)o(cid:449) it(cid:859)ll (cid:271)e o(cid:448)e(cid:396) i(cid:374) o(cid:374)e episode, k(cid:374)o(cid:449) (cid:449)hat to e(cid:454)pe(cid:272)t.