26th Sep: Basic Theory Part IV

Smart Start

Let's start by revisitng the theories studied so far...


Learning Check

Identify the gaps in your own knowledge (I will confirm) and plan your revision timetable in preparation for your 'Individual Knowledge Gaps Retest' next week.

Explain

Today we will answer the following questions:

  1. What is David Gauntlett's Identity Theory?
  2. What is Stuart Hall's Representation Theory?
  3. What is hegemony?
Practise

Present your understanding of these theories in your online journal. Use examples (from real media products if you can) to illustrate your full understanding.

Review

How developed is your understanding of the following theories & topics?
  1. Steve Neale's Genre Theory
  2. Todorov's Narrative Theory
  3. Levi-Strauss' Structuralist Theory
  4. Liesbet van Zoonen's Feminist Theory
  5. bell hook's Femininst Theory
  6. Paul Gilroy's Postcolonial Theory
  7. David Gauntlett's Identity Theory
  8. Stuart Hall's Representation Theory
  9. Roland Barthes Theory of Semiotics
  10. Propp's Character Theory
  11. Moving Image Media Language
Student Perception of Understanding

Perception Record