Opportunity Details

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Faculty Information
	Calvin Gidney
	calvin.gidney@tufts.edu
	Associate Professor
	P: (617) 627-2213
	F: (617) 627-3503
Address:
	Eliot-Pearson Dept. of Child Development 105 College Avenue
	Medford, MA 02155

Opportunity:

Humor in Children's Animated Television

Summary:

For the past two years, I have been researching the use of humor in children's animated television. My research focuses on several aspects of humor: visual, linguistic, and conceptual. The research uses developmental frameworks to consider what typically developing children might take from TV cartoons.

Contact Via:

E-mail

What is the timeframe for this research opportunity?

Summer, 2009 (through August 7th)

Prerequisities for students?

CD 1 Familiarity with contemporary children's cartoons Familiarity with Microsoft Office

Responsibilities for students?

Data coding and analysis

Area(s) of Research:

Child Development

Media Studies (Television)