Essays about: "Johanna Sander"

Found 2 essays containing the words Johanna Sander.

1. 1. New Style in Sitcom : exploring genre terms of contemporary American comedy TV series through their utilization of documentary style

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för studier av samhällsutveckling och kultur; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Johanna Sander; [2014]
   Keywords : TV; television; TV studies; series; sitcom; comedy; documentary style; contemporary; New Comedy; Antonio Savorelli; style; descriptive stylistics; analytical stylistics; Jeremy Butler; documentary; comedy verite; Brett Mills; Ethan Thompson; Reality TV; Modern Family; The Office; Parks and Recreation; Arrested Development; Brooklyn Nine Nine; The Michael J Fox Show;

   Abstract : Through exploring the use of documentary style in a selection of contemporary American comedy series, this thesis closes in on the question whether texts that stylistically differ from traditional sitcom can still be regarded as part of the sitcom genre. The contemporary American TV series that are being analyzed are The Office, Arrested Development, Modern Family, Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and The Michael J. READ MORE

3. 2. The television series Community and Sitcom : A case study aimed at the genre of contemporary American Sitcom television series

   University essay from Estetisk-filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Johanna Sander; [2012]
   Keywords : Community; Television; Sitcom; Comedy; Western; Documentary; New Comedy; Genre; Contemporary American Television Series;

   Abstract : This thesis is asking whether the television series Community (2009-) can be defined as a Sitcom, combined with a look at how other genres that generally are considered to be non-comic are incorporated in the series and how those are identifiable as well as whether or not they compromise Community’s possible label as a Sitcom. In seeking to define this show’s place in its own genre I found that whilst Community does not follow the archetypal technical conventions of Sitcom, it still does follow some of its setups, tropes and ideas. READ MORE