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This article has been published in: Ocula 25, Gender, genres and generations. A sociological analysis on changes of consumption styles in the globalised world: current scenarios and future perspectives

author: Andrea Bernardelli (Dipartimento di filosofia, scienze sociali, umane e della formazione, Università di Perugia, IT)

Religious Imagery in Tv Series. Genres and Generations of Viewers

language: italian

abstract: In television series of recent years, the centrality of the religious theme has emerged with particular emphasis (beyond the all-Italian tradition of miniseries focused on the biography of religious personalities, saints and popes). This explosion of the use of the religious theme can be attributed to the search for a more relevant thematic and structural complexity asd well as the characters’ thickness. Both issues are an attempt to involve new potential audiences. The creation of this sub-genre is, not surprisingly, linked to a constant process of hybridization of genres and narrative modes which makes it transversal with respect to other possible categorizations of television seriality.

citation information: Andrea Bernardelli, L’immaginario religioso nelle serie tv. Generi e generazioni, "Ocula", vol.22, n.25, pp.197-212, June 2021. DOI: 10.12977/ocula2021-14

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