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Fourth Wall Breaking

Fourth Wall Breaking is a performative phenomenon in which a character or narrator directly addresses, acknowledges, or interacts with the audience, thereby disrupting the fictional illusion by transcending the implicit boundary between the narrative world and the spectators.

12

Publications

519

Citations

25

Authors

20

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

5

Variants

Breaking The Fourth Wall

Parents

Publications

12

<b>Psychometric:</b>TV that talks back: An experimental validation of a parasocial interaction scale

Philip J. Auter · Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media · 1992 · 174 citations

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When Characters Speak Directly to Viewers: Breaking the Fourth Wall in Television

Philip J. Auter, Donald M. Davis · Journalism Quarterly · 1991 · 65 citations

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Breaking the fourth wall: direct address in the cinema

Choice Reviews Online · 2012 · 63 citations

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A Penchant for the Immoral: Implications of Parasocial Interaction, Perceived Complicity, and Identification on Liking of Anti-Heroes

Mary Beth Oliver, Helena Bilandzić, Jonathan Cohen et al. · Human Communication Research · 2019 · 55 citations · Full text

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A circular wall? Reformulating the fourth wall for videogames

Steven Conway · Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds · 2010 · 42 citations · Full text

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Authors

25

  1. PJ
    Philip J. Auter

    University of Kentucky, United States

    2 publications · 239 citations

    2

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  2. KM
    Katherine Main

    Griffith University, Australia

    1 publications · 11 citations

    1

    h-index

  3. PM
    Philomena Murray

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    1 publications · 11 citations

    1

    h-index

  4. NB
    Nettie Boivin

    University of Jyväskylä, Finland

    1 publications · 15 citations

    1

    h-index

  5. AF
    Arienne Ferchaud

    Florida State University, United States

    1 publications · 55 citations

    1

    h-index

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Institutions

20

  1. University of Kentucky

    Lexington, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    239 citations

  2. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  3. Sheffield Hallam University

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    24 citations

  4. Griffith University

    Brisbane, Australia

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    33 citations

  5. University of Augsburg

    Augsburg, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    55 citations

  6. Florida State University

    Tallahassee, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    55 citations

  7. University of Sheffield

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    24 citations

  8. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    55 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 2 publications · 81 citations

    2

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  2. Journal of Contemporary European Studies

    1 publications · 11 citations

    1

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  3. Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds

    JGVW · 1 publications · 42 citations

    1

    h-index

  4. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media

    1 publications · 174 citations

    1

    h-index

  5. Journalism Quarterly

    1 publications · 65 citations

    1

    h-index

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