How representations are constructed, and media as a vehicle to challenge representations

What this note covers

1. What a representation is and why it is always constructed
2. The construction process: selection, codes and narrative role
3. Insider and outsider perspectives
4. Media as a vehicle to challenge representations
5. Representations of place, events and ideas
6. Worked analysis: constructing and challenging a representation
7. Exam technique: representation questions

7 sections · 10 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes