Theories we gotta know Flashcards
Todorov’s narrative theory
Equilibrium: world as it exists at the beginning
Disruption: a change from the norm
Disequilibrium: recognition of the disruption
Repair: hero tries to fix the disruption
New equilibrium: restore or create a new equilibrium
Representation theory
the way media portrays people can change the way people percieve them
Propp’s Character archetype theory
- Hero
- Villain
- Helper
- Dispatcher
- Fairy Godmother
- The princess
- False hero
Steve Neale genre theory
Believes that films of a type should include features that are similiar, so they know the genre, but include features that are different, to keep the audience interested
- repetition and difference
Audience reception theory
How people respond to a piece of media
- preferred, oppositional, negotiated
semiotics theory
the study of signs and symbols and what message they portray
Uses and gratification theory
why people consume media
- surveillance, diversion, personal relationships, personal identities
hypothermic needle theory
It suggests that the media, without any intermediary, immediately injects its messages into a passive audience.
