Reception theory
What Reception theory means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Hall's reception theory proposes three broad reading positions that audiences may adopt when decoding a text.
Sits alongside agenda setting because the audience still interprets the cue, so audiences are not passive.
Topics that use Reception theory
- Reception theory (AQA A-Level)
- Reception theory - Hall's ideas and theories on reception theory (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Asymmetry of meaning
- Decoding
- Decoding and preferred meaning
- Encoding
- Framing
- Negotiated reading
- Oppositional reading
- Place, device and social setting
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