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Roland Barthes
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Tzvetan Todorov
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Representation
David Gauntlett and Identity
Paul Gilroy
Liesbet van Zoonen
The Male Gaze
Judith Butler and Performativity
bell hooks and Intersectionality
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The Cultural Industries
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Hypodermic Needle Theory
Two-Step Flow Theory
Cultivation Theory
Stuart Hall’s Reception Theory
Abraham Maslow
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Theory
Semiotics
The Study of Signs
Ferdinand de Saussure and Signs
Roland Barthes
Charles Peirce’s Sign Categories
Jean Baudrillard’s Simulacra and Simulation
Binary Opposition
Narrative
Vladimir Propp
Tzvetan Todorov
Quest Plots
Barthes’ 5 Narrative Codes
Mytheme
Key Concepts in Genre
Representation
David Gauntlett and Identity
Paul Gilroy
Liesbet van Zoonen
The Male Gaze
Judith Butler and Performativity
bell hooks and Intersectionality
Media Industries
The Cultural Industries
Audience
Hypodermic Needle Theory
Two-Step Flow Theory
Cultivation Theory
Stuart Hall’s Reception Theory
Abraham Maslow
Uses and Gratifications
Moral Panic
Media Form
Camera Shots
Coursework
A Level Indicative Content
Statement of Intent
Photoshop
WordPress
Media Texts
AQA A-Level