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Now, We Hear Through A Voice Darkly: New Media And Narratology In Cinematic Art, James Anthony Ricci
Now, We Hear Through A Voice Darkly: New Media And Narratology In Cinematic Art, James Anthony Ricci
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This dissertation explores the intersection of new media and narrative, as it is presented through a cinematic aesthetic. The narrative language of film is analyzed through the theoretical framework of Bakhtin’s concepts of Heteroglossia, Chronotope, and Dialogism. Bakhtin’s ideas of classifying language act as strong tools for demonstrating how cinematic narrative can inform and alter the perception of its spectators. Lev Manovich’s principles of New Media, specifically Variability, Modularity, and Automation are also utilized to demonstrate how cinema is a constantly evolving paradigm.
Chapter one focuses on the theoretical terminology, outlining the conceptual definitions and illustrating their relevance in precise …