Peaky Blinders audiences Flashcards
What audience pleasures does Peaky Blinders offer?
Targets a diverse range of viewers including fans of gangster and Western genres, historical dramas, and politically aware audiences
Each group appreciates different aspects such as genre conventions, production design, and social issues.
Which viewers would appreciate the social and political issues explored in Peaky Blinders?
More particular and educated viewers, especially politically left-leaning individuals
They enjoy the alternative view of British history.
How do traditionally masculine viewers relate to Peaky Blinders?
They identify with tough, no-nonsense male characters and respect their strict codes and moral values
This demographic admires the representation of masculinity in the series.
What do female viewers, especially with feminist values, admire in Peaky Blinders?
Strong and complex female characters that defy stereotypes
These characters offer different portrayals of women compared to traditional media.
What is Reception Theory according to Stuart Hall?
A theory that asserts individual audience members interpret media texts differently based on their established values and beliefs
Hall identified three modes of reception: dominant, negotiated, and oppositional.
What is the dominant/intended meaning in Reception Theory?
The audience accepts the intended meanings and ideology of the text’s producers
In Peaky Blinders, this includes viewers who valorise working-class lives and history.
What characterizes negotiated meaning in Hall’s Reception Theory?
The audience accepts some intended meanings but rejects others
For example, viewers may find stylised violence upsetting while enjoying vibrant depictions of industrial areas.
What is oppositional meaning in the context of Reception Theory?
The audience rejects the intended meaning and formulates their own interpretation
Some may find the show’s style superficial and question its historical accuracy.
What does Henry Jenkins assert about fandom?
Fandom is a deeply personal and creative relationship with media products
He believes it can unite marginalized people and be used for political purposes.
How has Peaky Blinders contributed to a cultural Renaissance in Birmingham?
It has mythologised a geographical area, a period of history, and a class of people often overlooked
This effort aims to combat ‘cultural cringe’ in the locality.
What event showcased the popularity of Peaky Blinders among fans?
The Peaky Blinders Festival in Digbeth, attended by 20,000 people in costume
This included prominent figures like the Mayor of Birmingham.
What is ‘textual poaching’ according to Jenkins?
The practice of non-professional producers sampling larger cultural products for their own creativity
It involves creating fanart, fanfiction, and distributing it outside of the original media’s control.
Fill in the blank: Jenkins believes that fandom can be appropriated for _______.
[political purposes]
True or False: The historical accuracy of Peaky Blinders is widely accepted by all viewers.
False
Some viewers reject the show’s historical accuracy and find it dubious.
