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15. Summary: Fundamentals of Character Theory and Analysis

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Title15. Summary
SubtitleFundamentals of Character Theory and Analysis
ContributorJens Eder(author)
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0283.15
Landing pagehttps://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0283/chapters/10.11647/obp.0283.15
Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
CopyrightJens Eder;
PublisherOpen Book Publishers
Published on2025-07-29
Long abstractPart VIII of the book (Chapters 15 and 16) summarises its essential results. Chapter 15 outlines the central theoretical insights and analytical categories developed in the book. It brings together key findings on the definition, ontology, and reception of characters, lists their crucial properties and contexts as represented beings, artefacts, symbols and symptoms, and emphasises that imaginative and affective involvement with characters is based on various forms of appraisal. Acknowledging some limitations of the book, the chapter emphasises the complexity and variety of characters and calls for an expanded perspective of research and practice that considers the full range of their properties, functions, and experiences. It concludes with some suggestions for the concrete practice of character analysis.
Page rangepp. 671–700
Print length30 pages
LanguageEnglish (Original)
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Jens Eder

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Professor of Dramaturgy and Aesthetics at Film University Babelsberg

Jens Eder is Professor of Dramaturgy and Aesthetics at Film University Babelsberg in Potsdam, Germany. His research focuses on the intersections of audiovisual media, narrative, and society. He has published books and articles on narrative theory, characters, emotions, political documentaries, video activism on social media, and image operations in societal conflicts. Currently he is heading the research group ‘Film as a Catalyst of Social Transformation’, which investigates the impact of engaged films.