Tid og timing: Et metodisk perspektiv på produktionsanalyse

Abstract

In recent years, media production studies have grown into a thriving fi eld of research, which has given rise to a discussion of the theoretical and methodological approaches it employs (Paterson et al., 2016;Frandsen, 2007;Bruun, 2010Bruun, , 2016b. Th is article is a contribution to this development. Th e focal point is a discussion of how time and timing are important in media production research. Th e article points out that time is not just a matter of the amount of time that researchers have for their data collection. In production studies, the researcher constructs the object for analysis, and time is to be considered depending on the type of analytical object you are trying to create, on the temporality that is present in the production process behind specifi c genres and subject areas, and on the changes the media are undergoing. A particular aspect of time is timing, which has both a performative and a strategic dimension. Th e importance of time and timing will be illustrated with examples from our own and other researchers' projects. IndledningGennem de senere år har medieproduktionsanalyse fået en opblomstring som forskningsfelt. Den voksende interesse har resulteret i en raekke bidrag, hvor der ikke mindst er fokus på at praesentere resultater af konkrete studier (Hesmondhalg, 2006;

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