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Kinship on TV: Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings

  • Birgitta Frello
  • Roskilde University

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Abstract

During recent years, DR the Danish public service television station has launched several documentary serials that focus on kinship and genealogy. Serials such as Sporløs (Find my family), Ved du hvem du er? (Who do you think you are) and Slavernes slægt (Slaves in the Family) all focus on biological kinship either as the primary topic of the series or as an organizing and meaning giving devise that provides a point of identification that can simultaneously serve as a vehicle for telling other stories.
Original languageDanish
Title of host publicationCurrent issues in European Cultural Studies
EditorsMartin Fredriksson
Number of pages6
Publication date2011
Pages49-54
ISBN (Print)978-91-7519-993-1
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
EventCurrent issues in European Cultural Studies - Linköping University, Linköbing, Sweden
Duration: 15 Jun 201117 Jun 2011

Conference

ConferenceCurrent issues in European Cultural Studies
LocationLinköping University
Country/TerritorySweden
CityLinköbing
Period15/06/1117/06/11
SeriesTema Kultur och samhälle, Institutionen för studier av samhällsutveckling och kultur
Number62

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