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Can Popular Entertainment Save America? *
Can Popular Entertainment Save America? * Read the Bridge Entertainment Labs White Paper.
Tagged Political PolarizationNarrative Persuasion and Depolarization: Testing an episode of “The Conners” *
Narrative Persuasion and Depolarization: Testing an episode of “The Conners” * An analysis on narrative persuasion and depolarization.
Tagged Political PolarizationBlack-ish *
Black-ish * An analysis of the question “Does watching “Lemons” an episode of Black-ish decrease toxic polarization?”
Tagged Political PolarizationHow Do Media Portrayals of Cross-Party Interactions Affect Viewers? Investigating the Effects of Norms for and Content of Cross-Party Engagement *
How Do Media Portrayals of Cross-Party Interactions Affect Viewers? Investigating the Effects of Norms for and Content of Cross-Party Engagement * Social Test about how audience members’ views of political partisans may be shaped via norms that guide engagement across … Continue reading
Tagged Political PolarizationBridge Entertainment Labs Bibliography: The Effect of Narrative Media on Intergroup Prejudice and Polarization
These selected papers are organized according to the categories below; note that these papers are broadly related to intergroup attitudes and behaviors across various lines of difference (such as race and religion), but many do not pertain specifically to the … Continue reading
Tagged Political PolarizationShared Screens: Scripted Television’s Communal Space in a Polarized Nation
Shared Screens: Scripted Television’s Communal Space in a Polarized Nation: Americans are increasingly sorting themselves along partisan lines into distinct cultures, a phenomenon that contributes to an alarming rise in partisan polarization. While substantial research has been devoted to the … Continue reading
Tagged Political PolarizationCivic Alliance Storylines Toolkit
Civic Alliance Storylines Toolkit: Civic Alliance’s new resource to help content creators authentically and impactfully integrate civic themes into their films, TV shows, podcast episodes and more! This toolkit is designed to help companies and content creators integrate civic themes … Continue reading
Tagged Political Polarization