Representation Flashcards
(10 cards)
What is Stuart Hall’s definition of representation?
It is the process of using language, images, and signs to create meaning —> shaped by dominant ideologies which perpetuate stereotypes
According to Stuart Hall, what do media stereotypes often reflect?
Power imbalances (e.g., dominance of white, male, middle-class groups).
What does David Gauntlett say about identity and media?
Media offers tools and role models for individuals to shape their own identities.
How have media representations changed over time, according to Gauntlett?
From simple/traditional to more diverse and complex, especially regarding gender and identity.
What is Liesbet Van Zoonen’s key feminist idea about gender?
Gender is constructed through discourse and is not natural or fixed.
What concept does Van Zoonen link to the objectification of women?
The male gaze – media often presents women as objects for male pleasure.
What does bell hooks mean by intersectional feminism?
Feminism should consider race, class, and gender together to avoid marginalising women of colour.
What does bell hooks say about representation in media?
Media often marginalises women of colour and promotes narrow beauty standards.
What is Judith Butler’s theory of gender performativity?
Gender is something we perform through repeated behaviours, not something we inherently are.
What is Paul Gilroy’s key idea in postcolonial theory?
Media continues to reflect colonial attitudes, showing people of colour as ‘other’ or inferior.
