Media Studies A-Level
Subversion and Parody
What Subversion and Parody means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Subversion and Parody
The use of media forms, such as drag or satirical advertising, to expose the artificiality of gender norms by exaggerating or displacing traditional signifiers.
Topics that use Subversion and Parody
- Media representation (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Colonial Discourses
- Constructionism and Mediation
- Fluidity of Identity
- Gender and Identity
- Gender as Performance
- Identity and Subjectivity
- Ideology and Hegemony
- Intersectionality
Using Subversion and Parody in the exam
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