Audience responses to representations of family-assisted suicide on British television

Inthorn, Sanna (2017) Audience responses to representations of family-assisted suicide on British television. Participations, 14 (2). pp. 153-174. ISSN 1749-8716

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Abstract

Reflecting on different generic conventions, this study highlights the strengths and weaknesses of documentaries and soap operas in addressing the societal and the personal dimensions of family-assisted suicide. Based on an analysis of YouTube user comments, this study compares how audience members respond to representations of family-assisted suicide in British documentaries and soap operas broadcast between 2010 and 2016. The thematic analysis of comments shows key differences between audience engagement with factual and fictional representations. Markers of a political engagement with this sensitive social issue occur more frequently in comments on documentaries than in comments on soap operas. Comments on soap operas are frequently expressions of emotion, or displays of specialist soap opera knowledge.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	soap opera,documentary,political engagement,family-assisted suicide,sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Art, Media and American Studies
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Film, Television and Media
Related URLs:	http://www.participations.org/Volume%201...
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	13 Sep 2017 05:06
Last Modified:	23 Apr 2024 23:47
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/64821
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