Have you ever noticed models on magazine covers share very similar poses? That is because they are following some tried and tested looks.| Media Studies
Develop your understanding of the relationship between imperialism and identity by exploring cultural representations in media texts.| Media Studies
Do media texts have a powerful influence on our behaviour? Discover more with our introduction to Bandura's famous bobo doll experiment.| Media Studies
Our guides to representation will help you develop your understanding of the most important theories and key concepts for analysing media texts.| Media Studies
An introduction to how the intersectionality of race, gender and class influences the representation of people and communities in the media.| Media Studies
Introduction to Gauntlett's ideas on the representation of gender and identity in the media - fluid, constructed, negotiated and collective.| Media Studies
Explore Mulvey's influential film theory which describes how women are reduced to objects for the gaze of the protagonist and male audience.| Media Studies
Learn how we use stereotypes to help shape our own identity with our guide to this important social theory.| Media Studies
Explore how filmmakers use signs to construct meanings with our introduction to this important concept in photography and filmmaking.| Media Studies