Media Studies A-Level
Todorov's equilibrium model
What Todorov's equilibrium model means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Todorov's equilibrium model
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A common structure of an initial state of equilibrium, a disruption that breaks it, a recognition of the disruption, an attempt to repair it, and a new equilibrium.
Topics that use Todorov's equilibrium model
Related terms
- Conformity and departure from structure
- Disruption and repair
- Equilibrium
- Narrative structure
- Todorov's narratology
- New equilibrium
- Textual evidence for narrative stages
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