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CFP: The Evolving Landscape of Entertainment TV in China: A 20-Year Review, 11th April 2017, University of East Anglia, Norwich
2017 UK-China Media and Cultural Studies Association Annual Conference The television industry in China has experienced a process of marketisation, diversification, de-ideologisation, and entertainmentisation ever since media...
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BIG BROTHER’S IDENTITY CRISIS by Michael Lovelock
Watching the seventeenth series of Big Brother UK, broadcast on Channel Five this summer, and...
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WHAT’S IN A BURP? THERAPEUTIC GROSS-OUT HUMOUR IN UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT by Julia Havas
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015-) is a Netflix comedy produced by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, and...
Read MoreI LOVE IT WHEN A PLAN COMES TOGETHER by James McLean
It is quite a joy to discover one of your personal fetishes on the internet. Indeed, I was beginning to feel that I was the only one with a dark, long-term fascination in sitcom studio floorplans, but in recent years there have...
Read MoreWATCHING TELEVISION, A MATTER OF LIFE COURSE by Ksenia Frolova
My PhD research examines how television is viewed in the family context, with a particular focus on technology and parenting. The study is based on a survey, in which 152 participants took part, and 12 qualitative...
Read MoreGIVE IT A WEEK, YOU’LL BE PISSING AND FARTING WITH THE REST OF US: BECOMING GROTESQUE IN ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK by Danielle Hancock
Jenji Kohan’s Orange is the New Black (OITNB) (2013 –) has gained a reputation for unabashedly screening female faces and body-types that centric media often overlooks. From its opening sequence, OITNB spotlights a vast array of...
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