Audience involvement in the epideictic discourse of television talk shows
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7513689 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Mckenzie, Robert Tracy Mckenzie (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 190-203 |
| Publication date | 2000-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Communication Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0146-3373 • E-ISSN: 1746-4102 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01463370009385590 |
| OpenAlex | W2035352756 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 18 |
This study examines the popularity of television talk shows by linking the manner in which they are practiced to a theory of epideictic discourse. Four principles of epideictic discourse are laid out and then applied to television talk shows. The argument is presented that today's television talk shows are resonating with viewers because the epideictic form of the genre rhetorically invites the audience to perceive of the viewing experience as meaningful at more than one level. This essay concludes that television talk shows fill a timeless need for human beings to feel involved in civic discourse
Argument (complex analysis · Audience reception · Discourse analysis · Linguistics · Media studies · Popularity · Sociology · Media Influence and Health · Media Studies and Communication · Psychology · Rhetoric and Communication Studies · Social Psychology
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