A2 Flashcards
What was post 9/11 in film like?
9/11 propelled the U.S to escalate a similar humiliating violence against its perceived enemies
What was Ira Konigsberg theory?
Genres reflect universal dilemmas and moral conflicts
What was John Hartley theory?
Genres are ‘agents of ideological closure’
What did Allen believe?
‘Cultural Capital’- audiences bring their own cultural understanding to a text
What did Chris Bruce believe?
In a ‘meaningful Hollywood’
What did Thomas Shatz believe with genre?
That there were only 2 genres. 1) Genres of Order- which are: Male Conflict generated Resolution to ending is death Macho codes of behaviour
2) Genres of Intergration:
Female dominant
Internalised expressed through emotion
Couples or collective
What was ‘Shatz’ about Thomas Shatz theory?
1) Doesn’t allow hybrid genres
2) Suggests genre is static and not dynamic
3) It is gender rigid
What is commodity fetishism?
The idea that we rank by their value
What are pseudo individuals?
We’re all false individuals all the same .
What is the reception theory?
- Preferred ( people that completely agree and support)
- Negotiated ( who can partially agree but look at pros and cons)
- Oppositional ( do not agree at all and oppose)
What is functionalist?
The idea that everything is simply the way we see it the way people are reflected in the mirror nothing deeper
What is Determinism?
Is the idea that we are influenced by media
What did Frankfurt School criticise?
He criticised Capitalist systems which they called the ‘ culture industry ‘ for controlling media output.
What does the ‘ culture industry ‘ do in effect?
It distracts the ‘masses’ from forming political beliefs/ideas.
The popular culture maintains ‘social authority’ and promote social conformity.
What did Theodor W. Adorno say about capitalism?
False needs created and satisfied by the capitalist system which replace ‘true’ needs- freedom, full expression, creativity etc.
