The unabridged version of my Undergraduate dissertation An examination of superiority theory and power relations within the British sitcom Blackadder.
Superiority Theory and Power Relations within Blackadder: Unabridged Read Post »
As the period changes between seasons of Blackadder, the locations are carefully used to strengthen the comedy.
How the situation and location are linked in situational comedy Read Post »
How do different scholars define the term Situational Comedy?
The structure of situational comedy Read Post »
Examining Orinn Klapp’s 1949 essay The Fool as a Social Type in relation to Blackadder.
The Comic Fool and Butt of the Joke Read Post »
How do Adrian Bardon and T. Bradford Bitterly define Superiority Theory?
Superiority Theory: Adrian Bardon and T. Bradford Bitterly Read Post »
Exploring John Morreall’s definition of superiority theory and updating their examples to more modern varients.
Superiority Theory: John Morreall Read Post »
Part 1 of a series of posts publishing my dissertation An examination of superiority theory and power relations within the British sitcom Blackadder.
Contextualizing Blackadder and introducing the research Read Post »