| Title: | References to American Culture in the TV Series Supernatural: Analysis of Selected Episodes |
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| Authors: | ID Bedek, Sabina (Author)
ID Plemenitaš, Katja (Mentor) More about this mentor...  |
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| Files: |  MAG_Bedek_Sabina_2019.pdf (1,62 MB)
MD5: 56FCB1FE3D41C1B5CE0764B67617E76C
PID: 20.500.12556/dkum/a4659a6b-e706-4aa0-a047-9dba5ee3a976
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Master's thesis/paper |
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| Typology: | 2.09 - Master's Thesis |
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| Organization: | FF - Faculty of Arts
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| Abstract: | The main aim of this master's thesis is to look into the use of references to American culture in the selected episodes of TV series Supernatural. The empirical part is divided into two parts. In the first part, there is an analysis of references in the selected episodes, which includes the context in which they appear, explanation and possible understanding or misunderstanding by the Slovene viewers. The analysis shows that most of the references are connected to popular culture, especially TV, movies and music. Other cultural categories which appear are literature, general American culture and sport. The purpose of the most references is to appeal to the broader audience, set the humoristic mood and identify the character.
The second part of the empirical part is questionnaire analysis. Questionnaires were handed out to first- and third-year students of English Language and Literature on Faculty of Arts in Maribor. With this questionnaire, the level of understanding of selected references and possible differences between the results of first-year and third-year students have been be examined. The questionnaire contained 10 multiple-choice questions. The results show no significant deviances in the correctness of the answers of third- and first-year students; however, the first-year students reached slightly higher percent of correct answers. The students performed better on questions related to present American popular culture (Hulk, Star Wars, The Parent Trap). Questions with the least correct answers were those on American general culture, especially cultural items that are not present in the Slovene culture (for example, GED and historic cultural elements). |
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| Keywords: | popular culture, cultural references, Supernatural, reference analysis, questionnaire analysis |
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| Place of publishing: | Maribor |
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| Publisher: | [S. Bedek] |
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| Year of publishing: | 2019 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-74612 |
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| UDC: | 811.111\'42(043.2) |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 24838152 |
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| NUK URN: | URN:SI:UM:DK:TR2QENWK |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 23.10.2019 |
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| Views: | 1531 |
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| Downloads: | 225 |
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| Categories: | FF
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