Media Studies A-Level
Application to named texts
What Application to named texts means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Application to named texts
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Reference: AQA
Taking a named media example and showing more than one available version of the self it presents.
Topics that use Application to named texts
- Theories of identity as summarised by Gauntlett (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Audience negotiation
- Collective identity
- Constructed identity
- Media materials for self-presentation
- Social interaction
- Contested identity
- Fluidity of identity
- Group representation
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