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- Period dramas delight us with their depictions of a bygone era, but they also allow us to imagine new and liberating narratives.
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According to media psychology experts, Dr. Pamela B. Rutledge, director of the Media Psychology Research Center in California as well as faculty in the media psychology program at Fielding Graduate University, and Dr. Shira Gabriel, an Associate Professor of Psychology at SUNY, University at Buffalo, there are positive psychological benefits to wat...
"TV provides a risk free and low expenditure way to feel connected to others and entertained," says Dr. Gabriel. Her research suggests that when we engage with these stories, they make us feel as if we become a part of the social world presented in these narratives. "We become a student at Hogwarts [Harry Potter] or a member of the royal family [Th...
TV stories have been researched as a means to increase empathy — which Dr. Rutledge explains is probably a better way to describe emotional intelligence. However, she also adds that the research shows an increased measure of empathy only when participants were emotionally engaged in the story. "Some argue that reading or watching narratives that in...
"People deal with the end of a show or death of a character much like they deal with real losses in their lives. It hurts and can take some time to get over. They can deal with it by not minimizing it or feeling guilty for their emotions," says Dr. Gabriel. "It is normal and real to feel sad about this. At the same time, past TV shows don't get jea...
Jul 9, 2024 · Period dramas delight us with their depictions of a bygone era, but they also allow us to imagine new and liberating narratives. Here's why we love them.
Mar 25, 2022 · So, why are we seeing period dramas having such a resurgence? And what is it that’s making them so incredibly popular?
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Nov 18, 2021 · In a television landscape stuffed full-to-bursting with predictable procedurals and paint-by-numbers mysteries, period dramas often feel like a breath of fresh air, offering entertaining yet ...
Oct 17, 2016 · The first is the element of globalization. Whether the show exists in the early 1500s, the early 1700s, or any period in between, there are themes of globalization and modernity that seem...
