The American postdramatic television series: the art of poetry and the composition of chaos. How to understand the script of the best American television series

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https://doi.org/10.4185/RLCS-2017-1176

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Postdrama, American TV series, (post)dramatic change, new (post)dramatic paradigm, Spanish Baroque

Abstract

 The magnitude of the (post)dramatic changes that have been taking place in American audiovisual fiction only happen every several hundred years. The goal of this research work is to highlight the features of the change occurring within the organisational (post)dramatic realm of American serial television. Discussion: The transition from an essentially “dramatic” model to a postdramatic composition/parataxis urges us to analyse the new organisation of American television series and their main features. Results: The fundamental changes of this new constellation are significant in the organisational realm of (post)drama; the sense of the composition yields its preponderance to juxtaposition; and composition and parataxis try to venture the order of chaos by giving more importance to dramatic communication and tension. Methods: The study is based on the comparative analysis of contemporary American post-drama and its conceptual deconstruction based on the dramatic model (and its precedents in the Spanish Baroque).

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Miguel Ángel Orosa Roldan, Catholic University of Ecuador

Miguel Ángel Orosa holds a PhD degree in Literature (Drama and Scriptwriting) from the Complutense University of Madrid (2012) and an MBA from the IESE Business School. Current Director of the Theatre and Cinema Company of the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador (Ibarra Campus). Professor of Postdrama film and theatre at School of Social Communication at this University. Former Professor in the Master in Advanced theatre studies at UNIR (Spain). Currently director of a research project on postdramatic theatre in Ecuador. Producer of film and audiovisual content for different production companies in Europe. Author and director of postdramatic theatre. His publications include the book El cambio dramático en el modelo teleserial norteamericano, published in Germany and dedicated to American postdramatic television series. His latest play Inka Wasi is about to be published by Ñaque Teatro Editorial. 

Mónica López Golán, Catholic University of Ecuador

PhD in Communication from the University of Santiago de Compostela (2014). Current Director of the School of Social Communication of the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador (Ibarra Campus). Chair Professor in the audiovisual area at this University. Former television producer at Gestmusic Endemol S.A.U. in programmes like Tardes con Ana (“Afternoons with Ana”), A Repanocha and Tardes de Veráno (“Summer evenings”). Within the casting department, she has participated in the selection of contestants for programmes with international recognition like “Operación Triunfo”, “Tú Sí Que Vales” and “Allá Tú”.

Carmelo Márquez-Domínguez, Catholic University of Ecuador

Carmelo Márquez-Domínguez holds a Master’s degree in international relations from the Pablo de Olavide University (Spain) and a BA degree in Journalism from the University of Seville (Spain). Professor and Research at the School of Social Communication of the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador (Ibarra Campus).

Yalitza Therly Ramos Gil, Catholic University of Ecuador

PhD student in Contemporary communication and information at the University of Santiago de Compostela. Master in Regional Development from the University of The Andes (Venezuela). BA degree in Social communication from the University of Zulia (Venezuela). Twelve years of teaching experience. Professor at the School of Social Communication of the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador (in Ibarra). Coordinated research projects funded by the National Fund for Science and Technology (2011-2013). Recognised by the Research Stimulus Programme (PEI, FONACIT 2011-2013). Accredited by the National Science and Technology Observatory (ONTIC, 2013-2014). Accredited by the Research Professor Programme (PPI, 2006).

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2017-04-18

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Orosa Roldan, M. Ángel ., López Golán, M., Márquez-Domínguez, C., & Ramos Gil, Y. T. (2017). The American postdramatic television series: the art of poetry and the composition of chaos. How to understand the script of the best American television series. Revista Latina de Comunicación Social, (72), 500–520. https://doi.org/10.4185/RLCS-2017-1176

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No. 72 (2017)

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