Project Director

Harriss, Chandler

Department Examiner

Broadway, Camille

Department

Dept. of Communication

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Abstract

HBO’s television series True Blood is clear in the statement it is making about the mistreatment of minority groups in society. The show uses vampires as an allegory for these people with thinly veiled allusions. The purpose of this proposed study is to apply Gerard Genette’s theory of paratextuality to explain how the opening credits are an avenue to understanding not only the show, but the statement to society the show is making. The method to discuss paratextuality in the show will be to analyze each clip of the opening credits to see how it relates to the diegesis–the narrative itself–and historical happenings.

Degree

B. S.; An honors thesis submitted to the faculty of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Bachelor of Science.

Date

12-2024

Subject

Fantasy television programs; Gender identity on television; Minorities on television; Social problems on television; Television and politics--United States; Vampires on television

Name

True blood (Television program)

Keyword

Paratextuality, Transtextualtiy, True Blood, gender studies, hate speech, television, opening credits

Discipline

Critical and Cultural Studies

Document Type

Theses

Extent

ii, 37 leaves

DCMI Type

Text

Language

English

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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