Abstract
dc:description.abstractThe Poetics of Sketch Comedy labels, defines and analyzes the conventions of sketch comedy. The comic sketch is examined for its structural conventions, and is broken into categories for analysis. The superstructure of variety entertainment, and conventions used to simulate cohesiveness in variety shows are also examined. Included is a review of pertinent literature, a brief historical background and a summary of conclusions with suggestions for future research.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Arts (MA)
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Thesis
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Communication Studies
- Grantor dc:publisher
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Year
- 1994
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Upchurch, Michael Douglas
Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
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- IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
- Language dc:language
- English
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/rtds/368
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:oasis.library.unlv.edu:rtds-1367