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ML theories - Coggle Diagram
ML theories
Neale
genres dominated by repetition
marked by difference & change
genres change as they borrow from others
genres exist in specific contexts
Barthes
texts communicate meanings through signification
denotation = literal meaning
connotation = associated meaning
constructed meanings seem self-evident, achieving status of myth through naturalisation
Todorov
narratives share a basic structure of movement from one equilibrium to another
2 states are separated by disequilibrium
the way these narratives are resolved can have ideological significance
Strauss
texts can be understood by underlying structure
meaning is dependent upon binary oppositions
the way these binary oppositions are resolved can have ideological significance
Baudrillard
boundaries between real world & media have collaped
we live in a world of simulacra & images that no longer refer to anything real
media images seem more real than the reality they represent (hyper reality)