media studies

Language & Meaning 

Narrative

30th May 20208th September 2020 michaelmckinlay 0 Comments genre, media language, media studies, narrative

Overview: a look at key narrative theories As mentioned in previous posts, the way to approach any new subject is

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Representation & Identity 

Representation, Identity & Self

10th March 202015th July 2020 michaelmckinlay 0 Comments identity, media language, media studies, representation

Key Concepts about Representation and Identity This post looks at the key concept of REPRESENTATION from the perspective of IDENTITY.

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Language & Meaning 

The Language of Radio

1st March 202030th March 2020 michaelmckinlay 0 Comments language of radio, media language, media studies, radio

As with other MEDIA FORMS, there is a specific language associated with radio production. In other words, there are a

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Institutions & Technology 

New Media

29th May 201912th June 2019 michaelmckinlay 0 Comments media studies, new media

New Media is often a key topic in a Media Studies course and yet it is often difficult to know

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FEATURED Language & Meaning 

Genre

17th May 20193rd June 2020 michaelmckinlay 0 Comments genre, media language, media studies

The genre may be considered as a practical device for helping any mass medium to produce consistently and efficiently and

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Institutions & Technology 

Institutions

27th April 201912th June 2019 michaelmckinlay 0 Comments media institutions, media studies

What does ‘institutions’ mean? It is worth remembering that unlike other creative subjects (for example, photography, fine art, music, drama

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Language of Moving Image

20th April 20198th September 2020 michaelmckinlay 0 Comments language of moving image, media language, media studies

Overview In this post I will look at some of the conventions and key terminology associated with moving image. It

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Language & Meaning 

Semiotics

18th April 20193rd June 2020 michaelmckinlay 0 Comments media language, media studies, semiotics

In Brief: Semiotics is a key theory that underpins Media Studies as well as other cultural, linguistic and communications studies

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Language & Meaning 

Media Language: The Language of Print

12th January 201919th May 2020 michaelmckinlay 0 Comments language of print, media language, media studies

When you start a new subject of study the first element that you must consider is the idea that there

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