A general theory of comic entertainment: Arousal, appraisal, and the PECMA flow

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A general theory of comic entertainment : Arousal, appraisal, and the PECMA flow. / Grodal, Torben Kragh.

Cognitive Media Theory. red. / Ted Nannicelli; Paul Taberham. New York : Routledge, 2014. s. 177-195.

Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport › Bidrag til bog/antologi › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

Harvard

Grodal, TK 2014, A general theory of comic entertainment: Arousal, appraisal, and the PECMA flow. i T Nannicelli & P Taberham (red), Cognitive Media Theory. Routledge, New York, s. 177-195.

APA

Grodal, T. K. (2014). A general theory of comic entertainment: Arousal, appraisal, and the PECMA flow. I T. Nannicelli, & P. Taberham (red.), Cognitive Media Theory (s. 177-195). Routledge.

Vancouver

Grodal TK. A general theory of comic entertainment: Arousal, appraisal, and the PECMA flow. I Nannicelli T, Taberham P, red., Cognitive Media Theory. New York: Routledge. 2014. s. 177-195

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Grodal, Torben Kragh. / A general theory of comic entertainment : Arousal, appraisal, and the PECMA flow. Cognitive Media Theory. red. / Ted Nannicelli ; Paul Taberham. New York : Routledge, 2014. s. 177-195

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