Representation Theories

Question 1

Name All the Representation Theories.

Answer 1

Stuart Hall Representation
David Gauntlett Identity
Van Zoonen Feminist
Bell Hook’s Feminist
Judith Butler Gender Performativity
Manuel Alvarado Racial stereotypes

Question 2

What Key Ideas Behind Stuart Hall Representation Theory?

Answer 2

• Stereotyping reduces people to a few traits

-Representation has meaning though language and codes

Question 3

What Key Ideas Behind David Gauntlett Identity Theory?

Answer 3

-Media Products provide us with tools that we use to construct our identities.

-Media Products have now become more diverse.

-Media Products can influence your personal identity.

Question 4

What Key Ideas Behind Van Zoonen Feminist Theory?

Answer 4

-Gender is a “Constructed though discourse and it depends on context

-Objectification of woman is a core element of western patriarchy.

-Visual and narrative codes for male body differ from a females Body. (Men are Spectials, Woman are to be desired.

Question 5

What Key Ideas Behind Bell Hook’s Feminism Theory?

Answer 5

-Feminism attempts to supress sexist / patriarchal oppression.

-Feminism is a political commitment rather than a lifestyle choice.

Question 6

What Key Ideas Behind Judith Butler Gender Performativity?

Answer 6

-Gender is not fixed and is a social construct.
-Gender is a performance and is constructed through repeated actions, behaviours and language

Question 7

What Key Ideas Behind Manuel Alvarado Racial stereotypes theory?

Answer 7

There are 4 types of representation of the black community within western media:
-The Exotic
-The Dangerous
-The Pitied
-The Humorous