Mixed Theories Flashcards
(30 cards)
Charlie Brooker (NDM)
blurring boundaries of what is real
David Gauntlett (NDM)
prosumers make a world of independent media producers
Andrew Keen (NDM)
prosumers make a world of amateurs
John Fiske (Genre)
genre is a convenience to producers and audiences, commercial success is based on what conventions audiences expect
Daniel Chandler (Genre)
genre is too restrictive, producers in a ‘creative straitjacket’
David Buckingham (Genre)
genre is in a constant process of negotiation and change
Gauntlett (Identity)
identity is complex, male identity in a crisis
Dyer (Identity)
stereotypes legitimise inequality by marginalising individuals
Baudrillard (Identity)
identity is hyper-real
Laura Mulvey (Gender)
male gaze
Gamman and Marshment (Gender)
female gaze
Naomi Wolf (Gender)
women need beauty to be successful
Alvarado (Race)
racial representation: exotic, dangerous, humorous or pitied
Van Dijk (Race)
criminals, threat, invisible or dependent
Edward Said (Race)
orientalism frames Muslims in a negative way
Dick Hebdige (Age)
youth represented as fun or trouble
Stanley Hall (Age)
youth having issues with authority, mood disruptions, exhibit reckless behaviour
Greg Philo (Age)
middle class anxiety of working class
Dyer (Queer)
how we are seen determines ow we are treated
Judith Butler (Queer)
binary divide between homosexuals and heterosexuals, heterosexuality being viewed as ‘normal’
Steve Neale (Queer)
gay male gaze
Philip Zimbardo (Gaming)
videogame fanatics get a rush from an instant electronic fix
Chandler (Gaming)
children do not find violence attractive in computer games
Tanya Byron (Gaming)
anxiety surrounding technology
