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narrative complexity: a standalone construct

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narrativecomplexity1 CONSTRUCTNarrative complexityMITTELL · TELEVISION STUDIES

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a mode of TV storytelling that mixes episodic and serial forms and demands active viewer attention.

In television studies, narrative complexity refers to a mode of TV storytelling that mixes episodic and serial forms and demands active viewer attention. This meaning comes from Mittell (2006) in The Velvet Light Trap.[1]

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References

  1. Mittell, J. (2006). Narrative Complexity in Contemporary American Television. The Velvet Light Trap, 58(1), 29-40. https://doi.org/10.1353/vlt.2006.0032

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