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Analysis of Kids Commercials
Investigating some of the techniques used to influence children and some of the possible effects that process may produce. Email link to author.
www.aber.ac.ukBorkowski PR - Stunt Watch
Browse an annotated collection of articles by media science professors, applying public relations theory to promotions and public affairs.
www.borkowski.co.ukConstruction of Identity in Personal Homepages
Articles explores the way in which homepage builders present and shape their identity, particularly with reference to young users.
users.aber.ac.ukDaniel Chandler's Personal Homepage
Welsh media-educator exemplifying the decisions involved in a web-constructed identity. Images of normality include family photos.
users.aber.ac.ukEducation Guardian Net Class - Media Studies
Check out a comprehensive selection of links offering advice and guidance for those interested in studying the media.
education.guardian.co.ukMarxist Media Theory
Guide to the key concepts in the analysis of media power structures from the man from Primrose Hill. Nobly offers both strengths and weaknesses.
www.aber.ac.ukMedia Influence
Marshall McLuhan, Neil Postman and others consider the influence of the media on society in these readings.
www.aber.ac.ukNotes on the Gaze
Offers an overview of the theories of spectatorship and "the gaze" in visual media. Includes a discussion of the work of Mulvey and Berger.
www.aber.ac.ukSapir-Whorf Hypothesis
Two extreme positions concerning the relationship between language and thought are commonly referred to as 'mould theories' and 'cloak theories'.
www.aber.ac.ukTheory.org.uk - Gramsci's Theory of Hegemony, Television & Cinema
Enjoy a paper titled "Can Gramsci's theory of hegemony help us to understand the representation of ethnic minorities in western television and cinema?"
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