Center of attention: A network text analysis of American Sniper
Network Text Analysis (NTA) is a term used to describe a variety of software - supported methods for modeling texts as networks of concepts. In this study we apply NTA to the screenplay of American Sniper, an Academy Award nominee for Best Adapted S...
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| description | Network Text Analysis (NTA) is a
term used to describe a
variety of software
-
supported methods for modeling texts as networks of
concepts. In this study we apply NTA to the screenplay of American Sniper, an
Academy Award nominee for Best Adapted Screenplay in 2014. Specifically, we
est
ablish prior expectations as to the key themes associated with war films. We
then empirically test whether words associated with the most influentially
-
positioned nodes in the network signify themes common to the war
-
film genre.
As predicted, we find tha
t words and concepts associated with the least
constrained nodes in the text network were significantly more likely to be
associated with the war genre and significantly less likely to be associated
with
genres to which the film did not belong. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0045499442af408888f97f5fb693b1402022-12-21T17:57:52ZengUniversity of MontenegroLogos et Littera: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Text2336-98842336-98842016-06-01134561Center of attention: A network text analysis of American SniperStarling Hunter0Susan Smith1Carnegie Mellon Universit y’s Tepper School of Business (Doha)American University of SharjahNetwork Text Analysis (NTA) is a term used to describe a variety of software - supported methods for modeling texts as networks of concepts. In this study we apply NTA to the screenplay of American Sniper, an Academy Award nominee for Best Adapted Screenplay in 2014. Specifically, we est ablish prior expectations as to the key themes associated with war films. We then empirically test whether words associated with the most influentially - positioned nodes in the network signify themes common to the war - film genre. As predicted, we find tha t words and concepts associated with the least constrained nodes in the text network were significantly more likely to be associated with the war genre and significantly less likely to be associated with genres to which the film did not belong.http://www.ll.ac.me/treci%20broj/Hunter%2045-61.pdfnetwork analysisnetwork text analysisfilm studiesscreenplaywar moviewar filmgenre analysis |
| spellingShingle | Starling Hunter Susan Smith Center of attention: A network text analysis of American Sniper Logos et Littera: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Text network analysis network text analysis film studies screenplay war movie war film genre analysis |
| title | Center of attention: A network text analysis of American Sniper |
| title_full | Center of attention: A network text analysis of American Sniper |
| title_fullStr | Center of attention: A network text analysis of American Sniper |
| title_full_unstemmed | Center of attention: A network text analysis of American Sniper |
| title_short | Center of attention: A network text analysis of American Sniper |
| title_sort | center of attention a network text analysis of american sniper |
| topic | network analysis network text analysis film studies screenplay war movie war film genre analysis |
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