Young Danish audiences and British screen content: A critical reflection on transnational consumption, geo-linguistic regions, and cultural proximity
Drawing on survey and interview data from a pilot study undertaken online in Denmark (March–July 2020), this article provides exploratory insights about how young audiences in Denmark (aged 16–34, with a background in higher education) engage with British television and film as viewing shifts from b...
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| description | Drawing on survey and interview data from a pilot study undertaken online in Denmark (March–July 2020), this article provides exploratory insights about how young audiences in Denmark (aged 16–34, with a background in higher education) engage with British television and film as viewing shifts from broadcast television to online on-demand services. First, drawing on survey data, we concentrate on consumption habits and genre preferences regarding British content and compare it to Danish, Nordic, and American content. Second, drawing on interviews, we address the significance of cultural and particularly linguistic proximity in determining the consumption and reception of British content. Revealing that young Danes in the pilot study feel greater linguistic proximity to English than to other Scandinavian languages, the research suggests the need for more nuanced theorisations of cultural and linguistic proximity, along with the revision of cultural distance and geo-linguistic regions theory. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-08603255a0dd450dbebaf6903e7484ab2023-06-12T06:33:07ZengSciendoNordicom Review2001-51192023-02-014418510510.2478/nor-2023-0005Young Danish audiences and British screen content: A critical reflection on transnational consumption, geo-linguistic regions, and cultural proximityBengesser Cathrin0Esser Andrea1Steemers Jeanette2Department of Media and Journalism Studies, Aarhus University, DenmarkDepartment of Culture, Media and Creative Industries, King's College London, United KingdomDepartment of Culture, Media and Creative Industries, King's College London, United KingdomDrawing on survey and interview data from a pilot study undertaken online in Denmark (March–July 2020), this article provides exploratory insights about how young audiences in Denmark (aged 16–34, with a background in higher education) engage with British television and film as viewing shifts from broadcast television to online on-demand services. First, drawing on survey data, we concentrate on consumption habits and genre preferences regarding British content and compare it to Danish, Nordic, and American content. Second, drawing on interviews, we address the significance of cultural and particularly linguistic proximity in determining the consumption and reception of British content. Revealing that young Danes in the pilot study feel greater linguistic proximity to English than to other Scandinavian languages, the research suggests the need for more nuanced theorisations of cultural and linguistic proximity, along with the revision of cultural distance and geo-linguistic regions theory.https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2023-0005british screen contentyoung danish audiencesstreamingcultural and linguistic proximitygeo-linguistic regions |
| spellingShingle | Bengesser Cathrin Esser Andrea Steemers Jeanette Young Danish audiences and British screen content: A critical reflection on transnational consumption, geo-linguistic regions, and cultural proximity Nordicom Review british screen content young danish audiences streaming cultural and linguistic proximity geo-linguistic regions |
| title | Young Danish audiences and British screen content: A critical reflection on transnational consumption, geo-linguistic regions, and cultural proximity |
| title_full | Young Danish audiences and British screen content: A critical reflection on transnational consumption, geo-linguistic regions, and cultural proximity |
| title_fullStr | Young Danish audiences and British screen content: A critical reflection on transnational consumption, geo-linguistic regions, and cultural proximity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Young Danish audiences and British screen content: A critical reflection on transnational consumption, geo-linguistic regions, and cultural proximity |
| title_short | Young Danish audiences and British screen content: A critical reflection on transnational consumption, geo-linguistic regions, and cultural proximity |
| title_sort | young danish audiences and british screen content a critical reflection on transnational consumption geo linguistic regions and cultural proximity |
| topic | british screen content young danish audiences streaming cultural and linguistic proximity geo-linguistic regions |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2023-0005 |
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