The Oxford handbook of entertainment theory / edited by Peter Vorderer & Christoph Klimmt.

"This chapter offers some historical and conceptual orientation to readers of the Oxford Handbook of Entertainment Theory. Departing from a brief review of ancient roots and 20th century pioneer works, we elaborate on the state and challenges of contemporary entertainment theory and research. T...

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Other Authors: Vorderer, Peter (Editor), Klimmt, Christoph (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Series:Oxford handbooks.
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Table of Contents:
  • A Brief Analysis of The State of Entertainment Theory: Historical Achievements, Contemporary Challenges, and Future Possibilities / Peter Vorderer, Christoph Klimmt, Jennings Bryant
  • Selection of Entertainment Media: From Mood Management Theory to the SESAM model / Kate T. Luong, Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick
  • Binge-Watching as Case of Escapistic Entertainment Use / Annabell Halfmann, Leonard Reinecke
  • Media Entertainment as Guilty Pleasure? The Appraisal of Media Use, Self-Control, and Entertainment (AMUSE) Model / Leonard Reinecke, Adrian Meier
  • Advances in Research on the Model of Intuitive Morality and Exemplars (MIME) / Allison Eden, Ron Tamborini, Melinda Aley, Henry Goble
  • Stories Enlarge the Experience of Self: Evidence for the Temporarily Expanded Boundaries of the Self (TEBOTS) Model / Benjamin K. Johnson, Michael D. Slater, Nathaniel A. Silver, David R. Ewoldsen
  • Stepping in and out of Media Characters: Identification and Dynamic Shifts in Users' Positioning towards Entertainment Messages / Jonathan Cohen, Christoph Klimmt
  • Involvement with Media Personae and Entertainment Experiences / William J. Brown
  • Only Project: A Psychological Principle Explored in a Novel / Keith Oatley
  • The Role of Narrative Cues in Shaping ADT: What Makes Audiences Think that Good Things Happen to Good People? / Ron Tamborini, Matthew Grizzard, Lindsay Hahn, Kevin Kryston, Ezgi Ulusoy
  • Media Entertainment, Flow Experiences, and the Synchronization of Audiences / Jacob T. Fisher, Chelsea Lonergan, Frederic R. Hopp, RenÃ#x83;¢e Weber
  • Entertainment is a Journey, Not Just a Destination. Process Perspectives in Entertainment Theories / Andreas Fahr, Hannah FrÃ#x83;¨uh
  • Transcending Eudaimonic Entertainment: A Review and Expansion of Meaningful Entertainment / Sophie H. Janicke-Bowles, Anne Bartsch, Mary Beth Oliver, Arthur A. Raney
  • Biographic Resonance Theory of Eudaimonic Media Entertainment / Christoph Klimmt, Diana Rieger
  • Kama Muta As An Eudaimonic Entertainment Experience / Sophie H. Janicke-Bowles, Thomas Schubert, Johanna K. Blomster
  • Entertained by Amazement and Wonder: The Role of the Emotion Awe in Media Reception / Daniel Possler, Arthur A. Raney
  • Humor and Comedy / Jeffrey Goldstein
  • Portrayals of Human Sexuality as Entertainment / Francesca R. Dillman Carpentier, Farnosh Mazandarani
  • Cooling Down or Charging Up? Engagement with Aggressive Entertainment Contents as an Emotion Regulation Strategy of Boredom and Anger / Heidi Vandebosch, Karolien Poels
  • Sports as (Digital) Media Entertainment / Nicky Lewis
  • News as Entertainment Format: Applying Affective Disposition Theory and the Affective News Extended Model / Melissa J. Robinson, Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick
  • An Extended Dual-Process Model of Entertainment Effects on Political Information Processing and Engagement / Frank M. Schneider, Anne Bartsch, Larissa Leonhard
  • The Narrative Enjoyment and Appreciation Rationale / Ron Tamborini, Sara M. Grady, Joshua Baldwin, Nikki McClaran, Robert Lewis
  • Cinematic Entertainment: Contemporary Adolescents' Uses-And-Gratifications of Going to the Movies / Maite Soto-Sanfiel
  • How Do People Evaluate Movies? Insights from the Associative-Propositional Evaluation Model / Frank M. Schneider, Ines C. Vogel, Uli Gleich, Anne Bartsch
  • TV Series Fandom as Eudaimonic Consumption / JosÃ#x83;¢e Antonio MuÃ#x83;¤niz-VelÃ#x83;¢azquez, Javier Lozano Delmar
  • A Synergistic Multi-Process Model of Video Game Entertainment / Christoph Klimmt, Daniel Possler
  • Interactivity as Demand: Implications for Interactive Media Entertainment / Nicholas David Bowman
  • Players' Moral Decisions in Virtual Worlds: Morality in Video Games / AndrÃ#x83;¢e Melzer, Elisabeth Holl
  • Player-Avatar Identification, Relationships, and Interaction: Entertainment through Asocial, Parasocial, and Fully Social Processes / Nicholas David Bowman, Jaime Banks
  • Entertainment in Virtual Reality and Beyond: The Influence of Embodiment, Co-Location, and Cognitive Distancing on Users' Entertainment Experience / Tilo Hartmann, Jesse Fox
  • Retrospective Imaginative Involvement and Entertainment Narratives: Initial Forays / David R. Ewoldsen, Rick Busselle, Neha Sethi, Michael D. Slater
  • Media Entertainment as a Self-Regulatory Resource: The Recovery and Resilience in Entertaining Media Use (R p2 (BEM) Model / Leonard Reinecke, Diana Rieger
  • Life-Span Developmental Changes in Media Entertainment Experiences / Marie-Louise Mares, James Alex Bonus
  • Entertainment Media and Social Consciousness / Meghan S. Sanders, Chun Yang, Anthony Ciaramella, Rachel Italiano, Stephanie L. Whitenack, Hope M. Hickerson
  • Entertainment Theories and Media Addiction / Felix Reer, Robin Janzik, Lars-Ole Wehden, Thorsten Quandt
  • Theorizing Entertainment-Education: A Complementary Perspective to the Development of Entertainment Theory / Hua Wang, Arvind Singhal
  • A Systematic Gender Perspective on Entertainment Theory / Sabine Reich
  • How Universal is Entertainment, Really? On the Enriching Potential of Cross-Cultural Approaches for Existing Entertainment Scholarship / Ã#x83;¨Ozen OdaÄ#x9F;
  • Entertainment and Resonance / Peter Vorderer
  • Finding Elusive Resonance Across Culture and Time / Gerald C. Cupchik, Despina Stamatopoulou, Siying Duan.