Media Studies A-Level
Representation versus type
What Representation versus type means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Representation versus type
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A type is a functional role, whereas a stereotype is a generalised representation and a rounded individual character is distinct from both.
Topics that use Representation versus type
- Narratology (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Audience positioning through narrative
- Causality and event linkage
- Chronology versus causality
- Diegesis
- Diegetic and non-diegetic sound
- Narrating voice and source
- Narration
- Narrative function
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