Storytelling and Self in Public Broadcast: A Visual Ethnography of Rocky Mountain PBS

<p>Embodied storytelling in Denver's public broadcast media establishes how the intersectional identities of storytellers influence narrative practices in Denver's public sphere. Five approaches to communicating identity informed my theoretical background: embodiment, visual anthropology, the public sphere, practice theory, and phenomenology. Rocky Mountain PBS, a 60-year-old broadcast institution, served as my research site during the summer of 2018. In my thesis, I overviewed the history of RMPBS and observations of production activities performed by the creators of the show <em>Colorado Memorie</em>s. Using a phenomenological methodology, the research design and data collection included filmed participant observations, semi-structured interviews guided by a survey, and secondary analysis of Denver media. After completing qualitative analysis, I organized findings into six topics complementary to the filmed narratives: acquiring identity, learning storytelling, professional goals, (dis)comfort within storytelling, favorite stories, and future storytelling goals. The visual ethnography I made from my findings illustrates embodied storytelling through visual anthropology.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A.

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters Thesis

Year dc:date.available

2019

Author dc:creator

• Baker, Emily

Contributors dc:contributor

• Esteban Gómez, Ph.D.

• Embodiment
• Phenomenology
• Practice theory
• Public broadcast
• Public sphere
• Visual anthropology
• Anthropology
• Film and Media Studies

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• <p>Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.</p>

Language dc:language

en

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/1562

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.du.edu:etd-2562