1) 1) Write a definition
of representation in media studies. Clue: The answer is in the
notes above!
how
groups or events or individuals are presented / portrayed.
2) Now look at the
cover of Closer magazine above. List all different types of
people and groups represented on the front cover. E.g. women, celebrities,
race/ethnicity etc.
They are white
women/celebrities
3) What does the
representation of women on this front cover suggest female
audiences are mainly interested in?
Fashion,
relationships and pregnancy advice
3) Are there any stereotypes you
can identify? E.g. women and motherhood; celebrities etc.
Pregnant women and celebrities
4) Is there anything
on the cover that subverts typical stereotypes in the media?
Gay men having triplets
6) What is the preferred reading of this magazine cover - what
do the producers want audiences to think when they see it?
The reader would accept the
convential ways of being a woman
7) What is the oppositional reading of this magazine cover -
how might someone criticise this magazine cover or be offended by it?
The reader would be offended by the way the media
would be trying to present women
8) What are
the social and cultural contexts to this magazine cover?
What effect might this magazine have on readers or society?
Women should be
interested in fashion and pregnancies
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