Media Studies A-Level
Intertextuality
What Intertextuality means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Intertextuality
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The way one media text refers to, borrows from or echoes another, so that meaning is shaped by the audience's knowledge of the texts being referenced.
Topics that use Intertextuality
- Postmodernism (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Bricolage
- Cross-reference between texts
- Imitation of style
- Parody
- Pastiche
- Audience knowledge
- Blurring of original and copy
- Collage and pastiche
Using Intertextuality in the exam
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