Media Studies A-Level
Meaning-making in media texts
What Meaning-making in media texts means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Meaning-making in media texts
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In media analysis you identify the pairs a text sets up, then explain what the hierarchy or resolution of those pairs communicates.
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