Media Studies A-Level
Cross-reference between texts
What Cross-reference between texts means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Cross-reference between texts
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A reference within one media text to another, such as a film recreating a famous shot or an advertisement quoting a well-known painting.
Topics that use Cross-reference between texts
- Postmodernism (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Bricolage
- Imitation of style
- Intertextuality
- Parody
- Pastiche
- Audience knowledge
- Blurring of original and copy
- Collage and pastiche
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