"It's Been Real": Forms of Television Representation.

Barker, David

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ERIC Number: EJ370067

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1988

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"It's Been Real": Forms of Television Representation.

Barker, David

Critical Studies in Mass Communication, v5 n1 p42-56 Mar 1988

Discusses forms of television representation, especially television realism. Proposes that the less value laden term "verisimilitude" replace realism when discussing forms of television representation. Defines television verisimilitude as a product of engagement between program and viewer in the process of text construction. (SD)

Descriptors: Encoding (Psychology), Realism, Television, Verbal Communication

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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