University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository Communication ETDs Electronic Theses and Dissertations 12-1-2010 Structure of Narratives: Applying Propp's folktale morphology to entertainment-education films Divya Sreenivas Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/cj_etds Recommended Citation Sreenivas, Divya. "Structure of Narratives: Applying Propp's folktale morphology to entertainment-education films." (2010). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/cj_etds/19 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Electronic Theses and Dissertations at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Communication ETDs by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Structure of Narratives: Applying Propp’s folktale morphology to entertainment-education films BY Divya Sreenivas B.A., English, University of Madras, 1996 M. A., Journalism, University of Missouri, 2003 DISSERTATION Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Communication The University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico Autumn, 2010 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I heartily acknowledge Dr. Richard J. Schaefer, my advisor and dissertation chair, for encouraging me through the months writing and rewriting these chapters. His intellectual guidance will remain with me always. I thank committee member, Dr. Ilia Rodriguez, for editing and offering input on the chapters. I thank committee members, Prof. Miguel Gandert and Dr. Bruce Noll, for their valuable recommendations pertaining to this study. I would also like to thank Dr. Jan Schuetz, Dr. John Oetzel, and Dr. Corinne Shefner-Rogers for teaching me and guiding me through my comprehensive exams. I thank Dr.