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Representation

A representation is a constructed media text. Representations can take many forms, including: radio segments, newspaper articles,…

Filmmakers can use a number of techniques to establish and develop characters. Their choice of camera techniques,…

Movie posters are a type of representation. As we have discussed in class, representations can reflect the…

When it comes to representations of gender, advertisers often fall back on well established gender stereotypes. ACTIVITY…

Miss Representation, a documentary by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, explores the limiting portrayal of women in the mass…

The term Manic Pixie Dream Girl was coined by Nathan Rabin in his review of Cameron Crow’s Elizabethtown:…

Joss Whedon is a writer and director responsible for creating a number of television programs including Buffy the…

The following activities can be used in your classroom to develop your students’ understanding of representation: 1….

There are a number of different ways that you can assess your students’ understanding of representation. I’m…