Aimee Viljoen
Biographic Data
| ID | 4617021 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aimee Viljoen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aimee |
| FAMILY NAME | Viljoen |
| SIGNATURE | VILJOEN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Johannesburg |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8658-7644 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Violence as Foreplay, Denial as Devotion
This article examines the Gallavich fandom which is centred on the relationship between Ian Gallagher and Mickey Milkovich in the American television series Shameless (2011–2016). The couple and their fandom is examined through the intersecting lenses of uses and gratifications theory, fandom studies, and queer scholarship. Drawing on a mixed-methods study originally conducted in 2017, comprising textual analysis of six key scenes from seasons on…
Die Kwiksilwers (The Quicksilvers), Jordy Sank (dir.) (2024), South Africa
Review of: Die Kwiksilwers ( The Quicksilvers ), Jordy Sank (dir.) (2024), South Africa: Sanktuary Films
Device-Switching and Internet Access
Scriptwriting with AI
Following the release of the ChatGPT chatbot in 2023, by OpenAI, this research project conducted a comparative analysis between a short-film script generated by ChatGPT-3.5 and one crafted by a human scriptwriter, both tasked with creating South African-based scripts focused on African aesthetics and storytelling techniques. While ChatGPT proved efficient in generating scripts, it was primarily programmed by non-Africans and thus cannot produce a…
TV and the Covid-19 Pandemic
On 31 December 2019 the first reports of COVID-19 appeared. To control the spread of the disease, countries across the globe implemented social distancing and quarantine measures. In South Africa, a nationwide lockdown was implemented on 26 March 2020 which meant that the majority of the South African population were housebound. Very little research has been conducted to establish the effect of the pandemic on the way South Africans consumed tele…
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Scriptwriting with AI
Following the release of the ChatGPT chatbot in 2023, by OpenAI, this research project conducted a comparative analysis between a short-film script generated by ChatGPT-3.5 and one crafted by a human scriptwriter, both tasked with creating South African-based scripts focused on African aesthetics and storytelling techniques. While ChatGPT proved efficient in generating scripts, it was primarily programmed by non-Africans and thus cannot produce a…
TV and the Covid-19 Pandemic
On 31 December 2019 the first reports of COVID-19 appeared. To control the spread of the disease, countries across the globe implemented social distancing and quarantine measures. In South Africa, a nationwide lockdown was implemented on 26 March 2020 which meant that the majority of the South African population were housebound. Very little research has been conducted to establish the effect of the pandemic on the way South Africans consumed tele…
Die Kwiksilwers (The Quicksilvers), Jordy Sank (dir.) (2024), South Africa
Review of: Die Kwiksilwers ( The Quicksilvers ), Jordy Sank (dir.) (2024), South Africa: Sanktuary Films
Device-Switching and Internet Access
Violence as Foreplay, Denial as Devotion
This article examines the Gallavich fandom which is centred on the relationship between Ian Gallagher and Mickey Milkovich in the American television series Shameless (2011–2016). The couple and their fandom is examined through the intersecting lenses of uses and gratifications theory, fandom studies, and queer scholarship. Drawing on a mixed-methods study originally conducted in 2017, comprising textual analysis of six key scenes from seasons on…
Sociology (2 works) · Advertising (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Consumer Retail Behavior Studies (1 work) · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts (1 work) · Demography (1 work)