Huck Flashcards
(11 cards)
What type of magazine is huck?
An alternative subculture life style magazine
Who is the target audience for Huck?
-16-35
-all genders
- global audience
-niche
Reformers
Explorers
How are representations constructed on the front cover
- women are represented as strong and powerful: direct mode of address subverts dominant ideologies about women
- she acts as a role model
- anti Muslim discrimination as the women of on the front cover is Kurdish
What can we tell from the main image?
The main image shows a woman carrying a gun this subverts ideologies of typical femininity and subverts ideologies that only men can fight
What is the camera angle?
It’s a mid shot, candid photo that has not been heavily edited reflecting on the magazines ideologies
It also shows a different presentation of women in nature compared to the mainstream
What is the main cover lines? And what does it tell us?
- female fighters
- reinforces the magazines ideologies and subverts normal expectations it also portrays feminist values
Why are the cover lines small?
To emphasise the importance of the main image shows
What does the colour scheme connote?
The dark colour scheme connotes feelings of seriousness and sincerity this is through the foggy / dark weather
What is the mode of address?
There is a direct mode of address
What is the pull quote and what can we tell from this?
- ‘we live in a world where women are dominated by men’
- this leaves the audience with enigma codes
Who publishes Huck
TCO London
