Más contenido relacionado La actualidad más candente (20) Similar a Media presentation Anna McCarthy (20) Media presentation Anna McCarthy2. In our society today, media surrounds us
everywhere that we go. There are several
different forms of media that display
similar messages.
“Media provides myths, or
recurrent story structures,
through which human beings
understand who they are and
where they fit in a social order.”
(DeFrancisco & Palczewski, 237)
4. Media as a Social Ins,tu,on
“Media share conven,ons regarding
construc,on of content and
construc,on of audience.”
(DeFrancisco & Palczewski, 237)
Media work together to capture
our focus and aWen,on on several
different outlets portraying
similar messages.
“How can television signals, movie projectors, or radio waves be an
ins,tu,on?” (DeFrancisco & Palczewski, 237)
7. Media and Hegemony
Although it is becoming more common to see
masculine females or feminine males on television,
They o_en s,ll meet feminine or masculine standards
of aWrac,veness.
“Media, as an ins,tu,on of civil society,
shape the cogni,ve structures through
which people perceive and evaluate
social iden,ty.”
(DeFrancisco & Palczewski, 239)
8. Above the Influence
Like many other strong influences, it is possible to rise above the influence of
media. The authors suggest three ways:
1) “Examine how powerful or effec,ve opposi,onal responses are, compared to
the power of hegemonic messages.”
2) “Try to discern the roles media play in
facilita,ng opposi,onal readings.”
3) “Explore what we, as textbook authors,
and you, as students, can do to facilitate
cri,cal abili,es.”
(DeFrancisco & Palczewski, 240)
13. Violence in Media
There have been several studies to
inves,gate the effects of violence in
media.
“More than 1,000 studies have
Established a rela,onship between
Television violence and aggressive
behavior in children.”
(DeFrancisco & Palczewski, 244)
“Women’s and minori,es’ absence in media, and presenta,ons of women as
sex objects, may create the percep,on that they are not agents of ac,on,
capable of commen,ng on and ac,ng in the world.”
(DeFrancisco & Palczewski, 244)
15. Media as Always Liberatory and
Constraining
The guidelines of gender are con,nuously resecured by media
representa,ons in response to these changes different media, such as
magazines, reflect these changes and constraint by viewing how they have
changed their content over ,me.
“With every movement toward libera,on, constraints are reinscribed, and
with every image that appears restric,ve, an opposi,onal reading is possible.”
(DeFrancisco & Palczewski, 254)
It is important to remember that gender in communica,on is not just about,
“women and femininity, but also about men and masculinity, women and
masculini,es, and men and feminini,es.” (DeFrancisco & Palczewski, 245)