Soap Opera Politics: Displaying Socio-Political Issues in the Georgian TV Series Chemi Tsolis Daqalebi
| Název práce v češtině: | Politika telenovely: Zobrazování sociálně-politických problémů v gruzínském televizním seriálu Chemi Tsolis Daqalebi |
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| Název v anglickém jazyce: | Soap Opera Politics: Displaying Socio-Political Issues in the Georgian TV Series Chemi Tsolis Daqalebi |
| Klíčová slova: | Entertainment fiction, Georgian politics, Homophobia, Poverty, Domestic violence, Media Polarization, Citizenship |
| Klíčová slova anglicky: | Entertainment fiction, Georgian politics, Homophobia, Poverty, Domestic violence, Media Polarization, Citizenship |
| Akademický rok vypsání: | 2023/2024 |
| Typ práce: | bakalářská práce |
| Jazyk práce: | angličtina |
| Ústav: | Katedra sociologie (24-KS) |
| Vedoucí / školitel: | Dagmar Lorenz - Meyer, M.A., Ph.D. |
| Řešitel: | skrytý - zadáno a potvrzeno stud. odd. |
| Datum přihlášení: | 07.03.2024 |
| Datum zadání: | 07.03.2024 |
| Datum potvrzení stud. oddělením: | 07.03.2024 |
| Datum odevzdání elektronické podoby: | 28.06.2024 |
| Datum proběhlé obhajoby: | 06.09.2024 |
| Předmět: | Bachelor Thesis Defense (YBAJSZ01) |
| Oponenti: | Ludmila Maria Dobrovolná Wladyniak, M.A., Ph.D. |
| Seznam odborné literatury |
| Corner, J. and Richardson, K. (2008) ‘Political culture and television fiction’, European Journal of Cultural Studies, 11(4), pp. 387–403. doi:10.1177/1367549408094979.
Eilders, C. and Nitsch, C. (no date) Politics in fictional entertainment: An empirical classification of movies and TV series, International Journal of Communication. Available at: https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/3532. Gerbner, G. et al. (1982) ‘Charting the mainstream: Television’s contributions to political orientations’, Journal of Communication, 32(2), pp. 100–127. doi:10.1111/j.1460-2466.1982.tb00500.x. Laugier, S. (2022) ‘Taking TV series seriously’, Open Philosophy, 5(1), pp. 250–253. doi:10.1515/opphil-2022-0198. Morgan, M., Shanahan, J. and Signorielli, N. (2012) ‘Cultivation and the Perceived Realism of Stories’, in Living with television now: Advances in cultivation theory & research. New York: Peter Lang, pp. 168–186. Mutz, D.C. and Nir, L. (2010) ‘Not necessarily the news: Does fictional television influence real-world policy preferences?’, Mass Communication and Society, 13(2), pp. 196–217. doi:10.1080/15205430902813856. Muskhelishvili, M., & Jorjoliani, G. (2009). Georgia’s ongoing struggle for a better future continued: Democracy Promotion Through Civil Society Development. Democratization, 16(4), 682–708. doi:10.1080/13510340903083000 Nærland, T.U. (2019) ‘From pleasure to politics: Five functions of watching TV-series for public connection’, European Journal of Communication, 35(2), pp. 93–107. doi:10.1177/0267323119894481. Rohlinger, D. A., & Corrigall‐Brown, C. (2018). Social movements and mass media in a global context. The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Social Movements, 131–147. doi:10.1002/9781119168577.ch7 van Zoonen, L. and Wring, D. (2012) ‘Trends in political television fiction in the UK: Themes, characters and narratives, 1965–2009’, Media, Culture & Society, 34(3), pp. 263–279. doi:10.1177/0163443711433663. |
| Předběžná náplň práce |
| This thesis examines the Georgian soap opera Chemi Tsolis Daqalebi (My Wife’s Girlfriends)
within the local political and social landscape of a highly polarized new democracy in Georgia. This satirical fiction of the everyday lives of a group of friends interwoven with plotlines about political elections, domestic violence, poverty, and homophobia display current social realities in meticulous detail. Such events include workplace discrimination based on sexuality, violence against women, and political campaigns leading to elections. I argue that displaying socio- political themes in fictional media serves as a tool for bringing these topics closer to the viewers, inciting their interest and connection. Furthermore, the fictional nature of the television program allows for the criticism of those in power positions. The thesis outlines the post-1990s political context of Georgia and its shift from socialism to a market economy and the contemporary social challenges given the changes in public media. The tools of coding and content analysis are deployed for examining Chemi Tsolis Daqalebi to show the intricate relationship between politics, media, and social sector, and pop culture in Georgia. |
| Předběžná náplň práce v anglickém jazyce |
| This thesis examines the Georgian soap opera Chemi Tsolis Daqalebi (My Wife’s Girlfriends)
within the local political and social landscape of a highly polarized new democracy in Georgia. This satirical fiction of the everyday lives of a group of friends interwoven with plotlines about political elections, domestic violence, poverty, and homophobia display current social realities in meticulous detail. Such events include workplace discrimination based on sexuality, violence against women, and political campaigns leading to elections. I argue that displaying socio- political themes in fictional media serves as a tool for bringing these topics closer to the viewers, inciting their interest and connection. Furthermore, the fictional nature of the television program allows for the criticism of those in power positions. The thesis outlines the post-1990s political context of Georgia and its shift from socialism to a market economy and the contemporary social challenges given the changes in public media. The tools of coding and content analysis are deployed for examining Chemi Tsolis Daqalebi to show the intricate relationship between politics, media, and social sector, and pop culture in Georgia. |