Media Studies A-Level
Application of theory to media texts and industries
What Application of theory to media texts and industries means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Linking a specific textual or industrial detail to the wider distribution of power rather than simply labelling a text 'sexist'.
Topics that use Application of theory to media texts and industries
- Feminist theories (AQA A-Level)
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- Audience position
- Critical evaluation of media framing
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- Male gaze
- Normalisation of male authority
- Patriarchy
- Post-feminism
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