K problematike televíznych vedomostných kvízov a súťaží
On the subject of TV knowledge quiz shows and competitions

Summary/Abstract: The author is in her contribution dealing with several aspects of TV quiz shows (knowledge competitions). She is dividing knowledge or sciential competitions into several basic groups according to type of knowledge required from competitors.The author is comparing the course, form and impact of quiz shows with functioning of the scential system, social differential system, next is working with concepts by Pierre Bourdie (cultural capital, theory of difference) and John Fiske (Quiz Show, Knowledge and Power – the notion was taken over from Michael Foucault and adopted by Fiske and similarly by British culturalism). The focus is directed to the inner structure of quiz shows, but also on its perception by TV spectators. The author is reaching several concurrences with the above mentioned concepts, but at the same time is introducing entertainment as a dominant code element of sciental TV programmes. Possible social and class differences which emerge to the surface, are by this manners masked and seemingly democratically equalized. The quiz show winners thus become more of cultural influence bearers than a dominating social power. The author is at the same time alleging a strong and suggestive influence of quiz shows which are divided into the group of programmes appraching the cultural elites (academic types of knowledge of a narrowly specialized character), and the group of programmes approaching the middle numerous layers (knowledge of a general human character).

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