Title
Document Type
Book Chapter
Abstract
One of the central concerns of media analysis involves the study of 'representation', which at one level is simply the question of how the media portray events, people and ideas, and how that portrayal then influences the real world of events, people and ideas. But before looking in more detail at key representational concerns such as gender, race or ethnicity, this chapter will look more closely at what exactly we mean when we say 'representation', and what kinds of baggage the term has collected since it became a commonsense shorthand for describing the way in which meaning is made when we communicate with one another. Tired of watching cooking shows that are nothing like the reality of your kitchen adventures? (The Magazine, Austar TV Guide, EMAP Contract and Austar Communications, November 2000, p 115)
ANZSRC / FoR Code
2002 CULTURAL STUDIES
Publication Details
Bowles, K. (2006). Representation. In S. Cunningham & G. Turner (Eds.), The Media and Communications in Australia (pp. 64-77). Crows Nest, Australia: Allen & Unwin.