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Ever wondered why TV-characters talk the way they do, and why this prompts laughter? My paper shows which social mechanisms are at work in portraying Sheldon Cooper from 'The Big Bang Theory'.
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My article sheds light on how televisual texts like 'The Big Bang Theory' engage with their viewers and how they thereby make us relate to the characters on screen.
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This page is a summary of: Civilization and its nerds: Anti-intellectualism in The Big Bang Theory, European Journal of American Culture, June 2020, Intellect,
DOI: 10.1386/ejac_00022_1.
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