Making periodic TV series contemporary: 1960s through postmodern eyes

to the contemporary audience of the time?

2. How drama and

comedy differ in representation of cultural memory?

of Cultural Memory”

Using concept of remediation:
Jay David Bolter “Remediation

and the Desire for immediacy”

Transmediality for the audience:
Henry Jenkins: “Transmedia storytelling”

space for historical complexity

Opportunity to elevate story through personalization
“As we

are witnesses of the micro-perspective on 1960s history, we are asked, as viewers, to draw conclusions about the macro-level production of history by historians, textbooks, and a conservative culture.”

Experiential narrative techniques (nonlinear storytelling)

More accessible for contemporary audience

“Whenever the past is represented, the choice of media and forms has an effect on the kind of memory that is created…” (Astrid Erll)

concerns of such “memory-making” novels and movies; instead they cater

to the public with what is variously termed “authenticity” or “truthfulness.” They create images of the past which resonate with cultural memory.

Two differences to explore:

-POV of creator and historical time
-Drama and Comedy genre

of narration ( here: from production and main characters)
Protagonist: Man

And Woman (as well as creator- which shows the focus and effects on memory- who’s going to be watching and what are they going to remember)

9/11 “The Falling Man”

another
Genre
Drama:
using intermediality and references (intertextuality) to dramatize the

story and create an emotional connection between historical events and characters
Focusing on deeper subjects, historical events
More drawn to historical accuracy
Comedy:
Using intertextuality for comedic moments
Also accurate, but doesn’t mention heavy subjects as often or stirs them into “light” conversation (more reflective, more from our POV)

and change, more accurate visuals and colors
Marvelous Mrs Maisel: years

of “Mee too”, feminism etc. Visuals are heightened, entertainment and mew technology
TV and Web series, aesthetics of the time and cinematography (visuals)

– crisis--- character (title sequence)
What remediation helps to achieve on

contemporary level

Grusin- an older medium is highlighted and re-presented in digital form without apparent irony of critique

Television and technology
-Television and depiction of history for mirroring character’s feelings and comparing them
-Television and depiction of comedy for realizations and revelations