Representation Lesson1

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Representation

How reality is re-presented in the media athis afects audiences views o certain peplaces or attitudes.


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Interpellation was an idea introduced Louis Althusser to explaiin which ideas get into our heads and have an efect on our liv

much so that cultural ideas have such a hold on us that we eare our own.

Interpellation expresses the concept that an idea is not yours arather an idea that has een presented to you or you to accep

!ocietal ideologies lael people and ofer them a particular idethey are encouraged to accept. "hose roles or laels are ofere

everywhere we loo#, or even assigned to us y culture$ they apresented in such a way that we are encouraged to accept the

As media creators, do you thin# o yoursel as eing interpellato say, are you reinorcing these socially &agreed roles in your wor#%

Louis AlthusserInterpellation


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Consider and deconstruct your work by using the

areas set in the TV drama exam. How does your meproduction work represent any o the ollowing areo society!

Age

'isaility

(ender !exuality

)thnicity

*egional Identity

!ocial +lass

Thinking back to A" Le#el$

%ecide which asociety your represents &it wall o them() andhow it does so &mise en scene*work* editing +

%o you con


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,arxist ideology is a #iew which basically sees the rich minority who will be e#entually &and ine#itably) o#erthrown bworking classes to create a society where e#eryone is e-ual.

arxist perspectives draw our attention to the issue o politicaeconomic interests in the mass media and highlight social ineualimedia representations.

Answer the ollowing

%o you represent the ideology o the powerul charactebenecial to the masses/less powerul!

%o you show that being part o the mass/less powerul/woclass is a good or a bad thing!

%o you represent the elite/more powerul controlling orcright or wrong!

A ,arxist Analysis


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0inary oppositions1 rich #s. poor

"he rich are shown as having the power. "hey inhait the upper dec#s and livthe ship starts to sin#, they are the ones who get on the lieoats 0rst. "his co

society which celerates wealth 1 the rich are rewarded. "he poor 2masseeing unavouraly treated 1 they inhait the lower dec#s and are cramped toverloo#ed in the evacuation process and many perish. 'espite the 0lm eingcould re7ect how society unctions today 1 the rich are rewarded and the poo

A arxist might interpret the 0lm within their ideology when 8ac# 2a chmasses3 challenges the &powerul 0gures. His character shuns materialistic ncontent with artistic endeavours and the pursuit o happiness. 8ac# is seemorally sound whereas +al 2antagonist3 is seen as sel0sh, greedy and proud.

love through the inherent goodness o his character whereas +al tries to uythe &Heart o the 9cean.

A arxist could view elements o the story as representation o their ideologo the masses never comes to ruition. However, the character *ose eideology 1 she is educated y the masses and leaves her capitalistic liesty&richer one.

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