Chandler Harriss
Biographic Data
| ID | 6253927 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chandler Harriss |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chandler |
| FAMILY NAME | Harriss |
| SIGNATURE | HARRISS C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Communication, The University of Tennessee , Chattanooga, TN, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Getting into character
This essay explores the utility of the formalist concept of motivation as a way to interrogate the textual and cultural operation of a TV character, Harley Watt from HBO's Treme (2010-2013). Peeling the layers of character construction reveals how signs convey meaning and confine interpretation. This analytic process highlights how performers and character connect, in this instance, with how the casting of singer-songwriter Steve Earle as a music…
Whistlin’ Past Graveyards
Through their discursive participation, rock musicians work to shape and reshape perceptions of identity and place. It is within these spaces that this essay considers the work of a deeply southern band, the Drive-By Truckers. Using three dimensions of Jeanne Hurlbert’s test of southern distinctiveness as overlapping lenses, the study undertakes a sociolinguistic analysis of the band’s music and history to draw a complex picture of the American S…
The Producer as Fan
Jason Mittell argues that contemporary television narrative is marked by degrees of both structural and consumptive complexity. One way he addresses this complexity is through the concept of drillability, which he describes as “a mode of forensic fandom that invites viewers to dig deeper, probing beneath the surface to understand the complexity of a story and its telling.” This essay analyzes a particular episode of CBS’s The Good Wife (2009–2016…
The Evidence Doesn't Lie
Some have claimed that CSI and programs like it have influenced the decisions rendered by some American juries.They claim that this change is an effect of viewing such programs. Henry Jenkins (Fans, Bloggers, and Gamers) argues that media effects are involuntary and unconscious. In contrast to the “CSI effect,” he claims that meanings develop voluntarily and consciously. This article suggests that one way to blunt potential media effects is to en…
The Producer as Fan
Jason Mittell argues that contemporary television narrative is marked by degrees of both structural and consumptive complexity. One way he addresses this complexity is through the concept of drillability, which he describes as “a mode of forensic fandom that invites viewers to dig deeper, probing beneath the surface to understand the complexity of a story and its telling.” This essay analyzes a particular episode of CBS’s The Good Wife (2009–2016…
The Evidence Doesn't Lie
Some have claimed that CSI and programs like it have influenced the decisions rendered by some American juries.They claim that this change is an effect of viewing such programs. Henry Jenkins (Fans, Bloggers, and Gamers) argues that media effects are involuntary and unconscious. In contrast to the “CSI effect,” he claims that meanings develop voluntarily and consciously. This article suggests that one way to blunt potential media effects is to en…
The Evidence Doesn't Lie
Some have claimed that CSI and programs like it have influenced the decisions rendered by some American juries.They claim that this change is an effect of viewing such programs. Henry Jenkins (Fans, Bloggers, and Gamers) argues that media effects are involuntary and unconscious. In contrast to the “CSI effect,” he claims that meanings develop voluntarily and consciously. This article suggests that one way to blunt potential media effects is to en…
The Producer as Fan
Jason Mittell argues that contemporary television narrative is marked by degrees of both structural and consumptive complexity. One way he addresses this complexity is through the concept of drillability, which he describes as “a mode of forensic fandom that invites viewers to dig deeper, probing beneath the surface to understand the complexity of a story and its telling.” This essay analyzes a particular episode of CBS’s The Good Wife (2009–2016…
Whistlin’ Past Graveyards
Through their discursive participation, rock musicians work to shape and reshape perceptions of identity and place. It is within these spaces that this essay considers the work of a deeply southern band, the Drive-By Truckers. Using three dimensions of Jeanne Hurlbert’s test of southern distinctiveness as overlapping lenses, the study undertakes a sociolinguistic analysis of the band’s music and history to draw a complex picture of the American S…
Getting into character
This essay explores the utility of the formalist concept of motivation as a way to interrogate the textual and cultural operation of a TV character, Harley Watt from HBO's Treme (2010-2013). Peeling the layers of character construction reveals how signs convey meaning and confine interpretation. This analytic process highlights how performers and character connect, in this instance, with how the casting of singer-songwriter Steve Earle as a music…
Sociology (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Art (3 works) · Media studies (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Digital Games and Media (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · History (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Narrative (2 works)