Looking ahead
In January I started queueing up research for publication that I had completed as part of my undergraduate and postgraduate studies.
Superiority Theory and Power Relations within Blackadder: Unabridged
The unabridged version of my Undergraduate dissertation An examination of superiority theory and power relations within the British sitcom Blackadder.
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Blackadder: Conclusion to the research
This is the final part of a series of posts publishing my Undergraduate dissertation titled An examination of superiority theory and power relations within the British sitcom Blackadder.
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Application of theory to Blackadder’s last episode “Goodbyeee”
There is a defining tonal shift in the last episode of Blackadder where the comedy stops and the audience realise the character’s deaths are near.
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Power Relations in Blackadder
Attempts to restore the equilibrium often backfire, conveying the power relations within the group.
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Contextualizing Blackadder Goes Forth
Contextualizing the fourth series of Blackadder ready for a detailed examination and case study of one of the episodes.
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Blackadder and situational comedy: midpoint summary
Midpoint summary before moving towards a case study of an episode from Blackadder Goes Forth.
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How the situation and location are linked in situational comedy
As the period changes between seasons of Blackadder, the locations are carefully used to strengthen the comedy.
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The importance of location in situational comedy
Moving into production of Blackadder II, producers had to think carefully about where cameras would be located on set.
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The structure of situational comedy
How do different scholars define the term Situational Comedy?
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