The Renaissance Archetype in Contemporary Television News
https://doi.org/10.69975/2074-0832-2025-66-4-144-159
Abstract
The article discusses the ways of constructing reality through modern media. Plot features and the semiotic component in audiovisual information works allow for the transmission of universal images. The author comes to the conclusion that the archetype of Rebirth (a term coined by C.G. Jung), as well as the biblical story of salvation, underlie most news items. The results of the study contribute to the disclosure of the conceptual features of television, which impacts the viewer’s agenda and subsequent behavioral strategies.
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About the Author
E. N. Lavrova
Institute of Cinema and Television (GITR)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Elena N. Lavrova
Graduate of the Department of Theory and History of Culture, GITR Film and Television School, Executive Secretary, Editor of the Scientific Journal ‘‘Mediaсulture‘‘ of the GITR Film and Television School.
32A, Khoroshevskoe highway, Moscow, 123007
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Lavrova E.N. The Renaissance Archetype in Contemporary Television News. Vestnik VGIK. 2025;17(4(66)):144-159. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.69975/2074-0832-2025-66-4-144-159
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