5 Comments on Video Game Skins A Money Grab Scheme? The Male Gaze in Gaming
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Video Game Skins A Money Grab Scheme? The Male Gaze in Gaming

What is the male gaze? From the male viewer, women are presented as objects, tools for visual…

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The Rise of Digital Media Has Intensified The Male Gaze

The rise of digital platforms has enabled women to assert control over their representation, fostering diverse identities…

2 Comments on “More Than a Blonde Bombshell: Marilyn Monroe and the Male Gaze”
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“More Than a Blonde Bombshell: Marilyn Monroe and the Male Gaze”

The concept of the male gaze, introduced by feminist theorist Laura Mulvey in her 1975 essay “Visual Pleasure…

2 Comments on Through Their Eyes: How the Male Gaze Shapes Modern Media
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Through Their Eyes: How the Male Gaze Shapes Modern Media

The Male Gaze and Social Media Influencers Laura Mulvey’s concept of the male gaze, first articulated in…

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Unmasking the Male Gaze: How is the Media Industry Complicit?

Today’s society is structured such that some norms dictate what is expected of men and women. The…

2 Comments on 《Manufacturing Consent》Media manipulation is ubiquitous in our daily lives
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《Manufacturing Consent》Media manipulation is ubiquitous in our daily lives

Media manipulation is ubiquitous in our daily lives, shaping our perceptions, opinions, and even actions. In his…

7 Comments on Encoding and decoding: Controversy surrounding the Paris Olympics opening ceremony
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Encoding and decoding: Controversy surrounding the Paris Olympics opening ceremony

The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics was presented in a unique way of cruising the Seine…

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Shaping the Story: Unveiling the Hidden Forces Behind Media Manipulation

In the contemporary era of digital information, the consumption of media has become a fundamental aspect of…

4 Comments on Lin Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton: the 21st century’s most popular musical
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Lin Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton: the 21st century’s most popular musical

Stuart Hall’s theory of encoding and decoding explains how media messages are created (encoded) and how the…

2 Comments on The Story Behind the Moon Landing: A Different Perspective on Global Decoding from Apollo 11
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The Story Behind the Moon Landing: A Different Perspective on Global Decoding from Apollo 11

In the field of media and communication, the concepts of encoding and decoding help us to understand…

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Encoding&Decoding:Whisper Challenge

About Hall’s encoding and decoding model,this is a process of information transmission and interpretation. As Hall suggests,…

2 Comments on How Media Shapes Reality: The Battle of Narratives in the Hong Kong Protests
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How Media Shapes Reality: The Battle of Narratives in the Hong Kong Protests

Stuart Hall’s theory of encoding and decoding provides a comprehensive framework for understanding how media messages are…

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Decoding Nike’s “Dream Crazy” Campaign: A Study Through Hall’s Reception Theory

Nike’s “Dream Crazy” campaign, starring Colin Kaepernick, sparked a whirlwind of debate when it debuted in 2018. While shedding light…

2 Comments on Manufacturing Consent: How Media Shapes Public Perception”
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Manufacturing Consent: How Media Shapes Public Perception”

Introduction Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media, published in 1988, is a groundbreaking book…

4 Comments on Manufacturing Consents: How Media Shapes Public Opinion
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Manufacturing Consents: How Media Shapes Public Opinion

In Manufacturing Consent (1988), Noam Chomsky and Edward Herman examine how mass media influences public opinion through…

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How Encoding and Decoding is used by GeForce Now

Hall’s encoding/decoding model used signs to encode media text or programme’s meaning. The audience would decode the…

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How Donald Trump Use Propaganda Model to Win the Election?

When it comes to the most attention-grabbing news in November, it is undoubtedly the recently concluded U.S….

3 Comments on Manufacturing Consent: How Media Affects Public Opinion
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Manufacturing Consent: How Media Affects Public Opinion

Introduction In the era of information explosion, how media influences public opinion has become an important topic….

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Cracking the Code: A National Treasure

The theory of encoding and coding by Jamaican-scholar cultural theorist Stuart Hall (1932-2014)He is often referred to…

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The attitude of mainstream media in different countries towards the discharge of nuclear wastewater in Japan is used as a case study——Manufacturing Consent

Manufacturing Consent is a concept derived from media criticism and political economy, originally proposed by Edward Herman…

1 Comment on Decoding Modern Family: How Stuart Hall’s Theory Intersects with the Sitcom’s Messaging
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Decoding Modern Family: How Stuart Hall’s Theory Intersects with the Sitcom’s Messaging

 “Modern Family,” a popular television sitcom that ran between 2009 through 2020, presents an excellent case study…

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Heinz: The Ultimate Advertising Fail

A theory developed by Jamaican scholar, Stuart Hall, researched this idea of reception where he looked into…

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Manufacturing Consent: How much influence do the Elites Have over Mainstream Media?

We live in an interconnected world where the media now has immense power to influence the masses….

1 Comment on Constructing Identity in the Digital World: Are We What We portray in the Digital Landscape?
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Constructing Identity in the Digital World: Are We What We portray in the Digital Landscape?

The digital landscape presents an avenue for people to create and manipulate what they let others know about them as well as the amount of information that the public can access