Media Studies A-Level
Textual poaching
What Textual poaching means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Textual poaching
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Fans take material from a media text and rework it for their own purposes, a metaphor borrowed from Michel de Certeau.
Topics that use Textual poaching
- Fandom - Jenkins' ideas and theories on fandom (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Community and sharing
- Fan production
- Active audiences
- Audience power
- Participatory culture
- Reinterpretation of texts
- Relationship between fans and producers
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