Konstruiranje žanra kvalitetne televizije u Žici

master's thesis

• Author: Tin Jurković
• Mentor: Tomislav Pletenac (mentor)
• Committee member: Tibor Komar (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Tomislav Pletenac (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ivona Grgurinović (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2020-12-15, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Ethnology and Anthropology; Ethnology

Abstract

Cilj ovog rada je prikazati kako se konstruira žanr kvalitetne televizije, kako kroz televizijsku industriju tako i od strane publike koja ju percipira kao takvu. U skladu s tim, navedeno će se ostvariti kroz primjer popularne televizijske serije Žica. Prvi dio rada fokusirat će se na temeljne pojmove kao što su žanr i specifičnosti televizijskih žanrova. Ovo bi trebalo poslužiti kao uvod u detaljniju diskusiju o nastanku žanra tzv. kvalitetne televizije. Pritom ćemo se osvrnuti na okolnosti u industriji koje su omogućile ovakav razvoj, a poseban fokus će biti na pojavi HBO-a kao vrlo uspješnog oblika pretplatničke televizije čiji je specifičan pristup omogućio novu razinu eksperimentiranja i nastanak “kvalitetnih” serija kao što su Žica, Deadwood, Sopranosi, itd. Također će se naglasiti utjecaj ranijih formi kao što je roman, film i stariji oblici televizije na konstrukciju identiteta kvalitetne televizije.
Kroz identificiranje karakteristika Žice kao što je narativna kompleksnost, odabir stila, teme i formata, pružit će se razumijevanje kvalitetne televizije kao etablirane forme koja slijedi određenu formulu, ali isto tako i potiče inovaciju. Ono što se pritom postavlja kao pitanje je činjenica da Žica ostaje relevantna i 18 godina nakon početka prikazivanja, što se očituje u interesu koji kontinuirano stvara kod publike, medija, ali i u akademskom svijetu. Kroz analizu aspekata koji Žicu čine relevantnom u navedenim pogledima, rad će pružiti uvid u to kako se kvalitetna televizija konstruira kroz percepciju gledatelja, ali i legitimaciju, odnosno značaj koji joj pružaju kulturni studiji.

Abstract (english)

The goal of this paper is to portray how the genre of quality television is constructed through the workings of the television industry and an audience that perceives it as such. In this spirit, the paper will also focus on the popular television show The Wire as an example of such a process. The first part of the paper will focus on fundamental concepts such as genre and the specific characteristics of television genres. This should serve as an introduction to a more detailed discussion on the development of quality television as a genre. Furthermore, particular developments in the television industry will be addressed, while focusing on the emergence of HBO as a highly successful form of subscription television which allowed the creation of quality television shows such as The Wire, Deadwood, Sopranos, and so on. Apart from this, emphasis will be put on the older forms of media such as the novel, film and older television in order to illustrate their influence on the construction of the idea of quality television.
When identifying The Wire’s characteristics such as narrative complexity, style, thematics and format, one should come to an understanding of quality television as an established form that follows certain norms, but encourages innovation as well. The question that arises concerns the circumstances which make The Wire a relevant series even 18 years after its original release. This is exhibited in the continuing interest it generates with the audience, the media, and the academic world. By analyzing the aspects through which this relevance is achieved, the paper should provide an overview of how the genre of quality television is constructed by the audience’s perception as well as through meaning attributed to it by cultural studies.

• Keywords: Kvalitetna televizija; žanr; Žica; narativ; HBO
• Keywords (english): Quality television; genre; The Wire; narrative; HBO
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:996320
• Study programme: Title: Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology (double major); Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra etnologije i kulturne antropologije (magistar/magistra etnologije i kulturne antropologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2020-12-15 14:01:51