ERIC Number: EJ1352607
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 8
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Diagramming Dramatism: "Hell or High Water" and the Guilt-Purification-Redemption Cycle
Communication Teacher, v36 n3 p167-174 2022
Courses: Rhetorical Criticism, Communication Theory, Media Criticism. Objectives: This activity uses a diagram to help students visualize Kenneth Burke's theory of dramatism. Specifically, through an analysis of the film Hell or High Water, students learn to identify each stage of the guilt-purification-redemption cycle and gain insight into its theoretical progression.
Descriptors: Films, Undergraduate Study, Drama, Motivation, Anxiety, Emotional Response, Visual Aids, Teaching Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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