Media Studies A-Level
Hegemonic reading
What Hegemonic reading means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Hegemonic reading
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A reading that accepts the preferred meaning encoded by the producer and interprets the text as intended.
Topics that use Hegemonic reading
Related terms
- Asymmetry of meaning
- Decoding
- Encoding
- Negotiated reading
- Oppositional reading
- Reception theory
- Stuart Hall
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