Media Studies A-Level
Equilibrium
What Equilibrium means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Equilibrium
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The opening settled state of a narrative, in which the world of the text is presented as balanced and the audience learns the normal conditions against which later change will be measured.
Topics that use Equilibrium
Related terms
- Conformity and departure from structure
- Disruption and repair
- Narrative structure
- Todorov's equilibrium model
- Todorov's narratology
- New equilibrium
- Textual evidence for narrative stages
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