Media Studies A-Level
Ideology and Hegemony
What Ideology and Hegemony means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Ideology and Hegemony
Analysis of how representations serve the interests of dominant social groups, naturalizing specific values and marginalizing alternative perspectives through repetitive tropes.
Topics that use Ideology and Hegemony
- Media representation (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Colonial Discourses
- Constructionism and Mediation
- Fluidity of Identity
- Gender and Identity
- Gender as Performance
- Identity and Subjectivity
- Intersectionality
- Patriarchy and Structural Power
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