Arbetsrapport Institutionen For Journalistik Och Masskommunikation Goteborgs Universitet, 2005
Föreliggande rapport redovisar kortfattat resultaten från studien "Åsikter om TV i Sverige 2005",... more Föreliggande rapport redovisar kortfattat resultaten från studien "Åsikter om TV i Sverige 2005", en frågeundersökning om faktabaserade TV-program, riktad till 2 000 vuxna invånare i Sverige (16-80 år). Undersökningen utgör den svenska delen av ett större projekt om allmänhetens och TV-publikens attityder till verklighetsorienterade TV-program i Sverige, Television Audiences and Factual and Reality Programming, som har genomförts under ledning av professor Annette Hill,
Oppenheimer describes The Act of Killing as a ‘documentary about the imagination. We are document... more Oppenheimer describes The Act of Killing as a ‘documentary about the imagination. We are documenting the ways we imagine ourselves, the ways we know ourselves’. This research analyses the documentary films The Act of Killing (Director Oppenheimer, co-directors Christine Cynn and anonymous 2012) and The Look of Silence (director Oppenheimer 2014), and the documentary imaginary. The research combines normally separate sites of analysis in production and audience studies in order to understand the power of documentary and the spectrum of social stories we inhabit. The article asks: how do the films document and imagine fear and impunity in memories of the genocide, and how do audiences engage with this documentary imaginary? Particular focus is paid towards the endings of the two documentary films and how audiences in this study reflect on the absence of justice for the victims of the genocide. Through the empirical research, we take a journey with the director and his film making proc...
Through an analysis of The Act of Killing (2012) and The Look of Silence (2014), this article exp... more Through an analysis of The Act of Killing (2012) and The Look of Silence (2014), this article explores the idea of provocative engagement as a way of extending our understanding of the affective dimensions of documentary and its role in civic engagement. The study draws on qualitative research, based on interviews with the filmmaker, and interviews with 52 viewers in Denmark, Sweden, Japan and Colombia. This data is used to explore the idea of subjectivity in documentary through the performance of memory, power and impunity in both films concerning the perpetrators and victims of the Indonesian genocide of 1965. Overall, our analysis highlights how performance documentary challenges the affective relationships between filmmakers and their audiences, and in this particular case we see a type of raw, provocative engagement with the act of documenting genocide, the act of watching, and what this means to people in the context of their political and lived realities.
Critical Studies in Television: The International Journal of Television Studies, 2018
This article focuses on production and reception practices for live reality television using crit... more This article focuses on production and reception practices for live reality television using critical theory and empirical research to question how producers and audiences co-create and limit live experiences. The concept of care structures is used to make visible hidden labour in the creation of mood, in particular audiences as participants in the management of live experiences. In the case of Got to Dance, there was a play off between the value and meaning of the live events as a temporary experience captured by ratings and social media, and the more enduring collective-social experience of this reality series over time.
Ninth IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia Workshops (ISMW 2007), 2007
Interacting with digital media is at the epicentre of every household. In recent years Interactiv... more Interacting with digital media is at the epicentre of every household. In recent years Interactive Television (iTV) has become a household technology on a global scale. However, iTV is still a new technology in the early stages of its evolution.
The project builds on previous work studying media use within a similar group in 2006. The study ... more The project builds on previous work studying media use within a similar group in 2006. The study investigated attitudes towards the issues of trust, privacy and security, across different types of media and particularly the Television (TV) within the home environment. We explored the use of a Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) concept as a means of addressing issues of trust, privacy, billing and security around media in the home. To facilitate the study we rapidly prototyped an experimental home media device and asked participants to use and respond to it. Our key findings show the desirability of devices and services that incorporate a payment system which would help in regulating spending and allow household members to manage their own media purchases. The PAYG concept was well received by study participants as a means to prevent unauthorised spending and help manage costs. Participants were also enthusiastic about more transparent billing mechanisms and the possibility of monitoring the TV and media use of younger household members.
Her research focuses on audiences, with interests in sociology of media, everyday life, genres an... more Her research focuses on audiences, with interests in sociology of media, everyday life, genres and cultures of viewing, and media experiences. Her most recent book is Paranormal Media: Audiences, Spirits and Magic in Popular Culture (Routledge, 2011).
In this article, the author focuses on Big Brother in relation to audience attraction. I outline ... more In this article, the author focuses on Big Brother in relation to audience attraction. I outline the context of factual entertainment and its audience, and the specific experience of watching Big Brother. Seen in relation to factual entertainment as a whole, Big Brother is one of the least popular examples of “documentary as diversion.” Seen in relation to gamedocs, Big Brother is one of the most popular examples of new factual entertainment. The author's research, which uses quantitative and qualitative audience studies, indicates that attraction to Big Brother is based on the social and performative aspects of the program. The focus on the degree of actuality, on real people's improvised performances in the program, leads to a particular viewing practice: audiences look for the moment of authenticity when real people are “really” themselves in an unreal environment. This, the author argues, is the popularity of the gamedoc, evident in its early incarnation, and writ large ...
In this paper we report on a study conducted in 2007 and 2008 looking at the media use habits of ... more In this paper we report on a study conducted in 2007 and 2008 looking at the media use habits of 27 families in the Greater London area. The project builds on previous work studying media use within a similar group in 2006. The study investigated attitudes towards different types of media and the role Television (TV) currently plays and could play within the home environment. To facilitate the study we rapidly prototyped an experimental home media device and asked participants to use and respond to it. We explored issues of interactional simplicity and sharing media using a TV and employed the experimental device as a focal point for discussion and the generation of new ideas. Our key findings indicate a strong desire for services which support media presentation and consumption through the TV (combined with a suitable control device) and cater for social interaction within the home such as sharing photos and videos with other household members. In addition we found a strong user preference for services that offer fast and immediate access to specialised online activities, such as quick checks of e-mail accounts and social networking services.
nteractive television (iTV) has the potential to revolutionize the way we consume broadcast media... more nteractive television (iTV) has the potential to revolutionize the way we consume broadcast media, but users still find both the notion of iTV and the services currently available problematic. This paper describes a project that investigates a representative group of users' aspirations, and barriers to iTV service engagement in the UK. This primary research informed the development of new User Interface (UI) and service solutions that addressed these barriers. Specifically, a second screen solution was developed to remove the need for iTV services to use on-screen graphics, dramatically improving the possibilities for effective interaction and navigation for iTV interfaces and services. The effectiveness of these solutions was evaluated through the testing of these new iTV services in a representative group of family homes.
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