Instruction
Write 700 words on:Representation is core to our understanding of the relationship between the media and identity. What does ‘representation’ mean for media sociologists? Critically assess at least two readings from the course which examined media representations of gender and class.
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Core Reading: Winseck, Dwayne. 2016. "Reconstructing the Political Economy of Communication for the Digital Media Age." The Political Economy of Communication 4 (2). Online at http://www.polecom.org/index.php/polecom/article/view/72
Carah, N and Louw, Eric (2015) Chapter 3 ‘Power and Media Production’ in Media & Society. Production, Content and Participation. Sage [textbook]
Adorno, T. (1991) Chapter 3, ‘The Culture industry reconsidered’ in ‘The culture Industry’, Routledge. [book]