Media Theories

Media Language: Semiotics (Barthes)

Media Language: Structuralism (Strauss)

Representation: Representation Theory (Hall)

Representation: Postcolonial Theory (Gilroy)

Representation: Postcolonial Theory (Gilroy)

Representation: Feminist Theory (van Zonnen)

Representation: Intersectionality (hooks)

Representation: Gender Performativity (Butler)

Representation: Identity Theory (Gauntlett)

Industry: Power & Media Industries Theory (Curran & Seaton)

Industry: Regulation (Livingstone & Lunt)

Industry: Cultural Industries Theory (Hesmondhalgh)

Hesmondhalgh believes not everyone has the skills to partake in participatory culture that Jenkins and Shirky believe. People actively consume but they don’t always produce themself.