AUDIENCE Flashcards
THEORIST
CLAY SHIRKY
End of an Audience Theory
CLAY SHIRKY 1
Audiences are no longer passive, we have become an active audience.
CLAY SHIRKY 2
New media tech increases an active audience.
STUART HALL
Reception Theory
STUART HALL 1
There are 3 hypothetical readings; preferred, negotiated and oppositional
STUART HALL 2
Communication involves encoding by producers and decoding my audiences.
HENRY JENKINS
Fandom Theory
HENRY JENKINS 1
Fans construct their values through borrowing images from mass media.
HENRY JENKINS 2
Fans are active participants, a part of participatory culture, who are turning into prosumers, as they create content as well.
ALBERT BANDURA
Media Effects Theory
ALBERT BANDURA 1
Behaviours are also acquired from TV. Representations of transgression or violence can model a society to imitate i.
ALBERT BANDURA 2
Our social environment shapes the way we interact. Through media implantation.
GEORGE GERBNER
Cultivation Theory
GEORGE GERBNER 1
Exposure to repeated patterns can shape the way audience perceive the world.
GEORGE GERBNER 2
Cultivation reinforces mainstream values leading to a mass media audience.