Media Studies A-Level
Constructionism and Mediation
What Constructionism and Mediation means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Constructionism and Mediation
The rejection of the 'window on the world' fallacy, focusing on how selection, omission, and technical codes (camera, editing, sound) construct a specific version of reality.
Topics that use Constructionism and Mediation
- Media representation (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Colonial Discourses
- Fluidity of Identity
- Gender and Identity
- Gender as Performance
- Identity and Subjectivity
- Ideology and Hegemony
- Intersectionality
- Patriarchy and Structural Power
Using Constructionism and Mediation in the exam
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