Understanding Representations
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This document discusses representations in media and introduces some key concepts: - Representation refers to how people, ideas, events, places are portrayed or depicted. - The media relies on audiences understanding and accepting the representations it presents. - Representations can be of people of different genders, religions, values, nationalities, ages, and more. - When analyzing representations, it's important to consider what is being represented, how, to whom, and whose interests it reflects. - Representations in Asian films can differ significantly from their Hollywood remakes.
Understanding Representations
- 1. Understanding Representations Be introduced to ideas around representation Be able to define representation Be able to apply representations to horror movies
- 2. Write down four ideas, words, or images about each place • Images of Africa • Images of Scotland • Images of Pakistan • Images of Spain • Images of USA
- 3. Write down four ideas that you think people who have not been to Hong Kong would say about each of the following aspects: • Cantonese People • Hong Kong weather • Hong Kong lifestyle
- 4. Key Question: How do the representations challenge or reinforce dominant conventions?
- 5. Dictionary describes representation as: representation as: • To represent something is to describe, or depict it, to call it up in the mind by description or portrayal. • To represent also means to symbolise, stand for, be a substitute for- e.g. The cross symbolises suffering and the crucifixion of Christ.
- 6. Representation is concerned with the way that people, ideas and events are presented to us. This could be representation in magazines, news, soap operas, films and so on. It may include representation of People, Places, Events.
- 7. • The media will represent people, places and situations to us • For example, the people in How I Met your Mother are representing certain groups of people. • The media rely on the audience understanding these representations and accepting them
- 8. RepresentatioRepresentatio nn EducationEducation GenderGender ReligiousReligious BeliefsBeliefs Values andValues and AttitudesAttitudes Peer PressurePeer Pressure Political BeliefsPolitical Beliefs Nationality/Nationality/ Place of OriginPlace of Origin AgeAge ClassClass SexualitySexuality
- 9. Representation & the Media
- 10. Key Questions: • What is being represented? • How is it being represented? Using what codes? Within what genre? • How is the representation made to seem ‘true’, ‘common sense’ or ‘natural’? • Are there any notable absences? • Whose representation is it? Whose interest does it reflect? How do you know? • At whom is this representation targeted
- 11. Representations in Asian Vs Hollywood Remakes
- 12. The Tale of Two Sisters Vs The Uninvited
- 13. Feedback • How are the representations mainstream or alternative? • How can we describe the representation based on: gender, race, national identity, age? • Why are the representations so different?