Media theories Flashcards
What are Roland Barthes two concepts? (Semiotics)
- Denotation and connotation
- The media’s ideological effect
What are Levi strauss’ two concepts? (Structuralism)
- Binary opposition
- Binary opposition and ideological significance
What are Todorovs two concepts? (Narratology)
- The three act ideal
- The ideological effects of story structure
What are Steve Neales two concepts? (Genre theory)
- Repetition and difference
- Industry effects on genre-driven content
What is bauldrillards key concept? (Post modernism)
The real and the hyper real
What are Stuart halls two concepts? (Representation)
- Media representation processes
- Stereotypes and power
What are Paul Gilroys two concepts? (Post colonial theory)
- Racial binaries, otherness, and civilisationism
- The legacy of Empire and British identity.
What are Van Zoonens two concepts? (Feminist theory)
- The female body as a spectacle
- Masculinity in the media
What are Bell hooks two concepts? (Intersectionality)
- Interconnected oppression
- Hooks’ call to action
What are Butlers two concepts? (Gender as performance)
- Gendered identities are constructed through repetition and ritual
- Gender subversion and gendered hierarchies
What are Gauntletts two concepts? (Media and identity)
- Traditional and post traditional media consumption
- Reflective identity construction
What are Curran and Seatons three concepts? (Ownership effects)
- Media concentration
- Effects of media concentration on media content
- Diverse ownership creates diverse products
What are livingstone and Lunts two concepts? (Regulation)
- Citizen and consumer models of media regulation
- Regulation in the globalised media age
What are Hesmondhalghs two concepts? (The culture industry)
- Maximising profits and minimising risks
- The effects of the internet revolution are difficult to diagnose
What are Bandura’s two concepts? (Media modelling effects)
- Violent behaviours are learned through modelling
- Audiences copy media modelling