Representation Theorists Flashcards
What is Stuart Halls theory about?
Representation
Who thinks that the idea that stereotyping, as a form of representation, reduces people to a few simple characteristics or traits
Stuart Hall
True or False
Stuart Hall believes that the relationship between concepts and signs is governed by codes
True
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The idea that ____________ tends to occur where there are ____________ of power, as subordinate or excluded groups are constructed as different or ‘other’ (e.g. through _____________)
stereotyping, inequalities, ethnocentrism
Finish the Quote
the idea that representation is the production of meaning through language, with language defined…
in its broadest sense as a system of signs
Who talks about pick and mix?
David Gauntlett
Gap Fill
The idea that whilst in the past the media tended to convey ________, straightforward messages about _____ types of male and female identities, the media today offer us a more diverse range of stars, icons and __________ from whom we may pick and ___ different ideas
singular, ideal, characters, mix
Finish the quote
the idea that the media provide us with ‘tools’ or resources that we…
use to construct our identities
What is David Gauntletts theory?
Theory of Identity
What Is Liesbet van Zoonens theory?
Feminist theory
Finish the statement
the idea that gender is constructed through discourse, and that its meaning…
varies according to cultural and historical context
Gap Fill - Van Zoonen
the idea that in _________ culture the visual and narrative codes that are used to construct the male body as _________ differ from those used to _________ the female body
mainstream, spectacle, objectify
True or False
Van Zoonen can be applied to The Returned and not Humans.
False, She can be applied to both
Who thinks that the idea that the display of women’s bodies as objects to be looked at is a core element of western patriarchal culture.
Van Zoonen
Which music videos can Van Zoonen be applied to?
Formation and Riptide
