Representation Theorists and Stranger Things
Stuart Hall Representation Key Ideas: Meaning is constructed by representation, by what is present, what is absent and what is different. A representation implicates the audience in creating its meaning but stereotyping tries to fix the meaning of representation in a 'preferred meaning' A preferred meaning is what the media company wants the audience to decode from the media product and accept the message given. Stuart Hall applies to Stranger Things Throughout Stranger Things, there are many representations used and each have a meaning to be decoded by the audience: Events and preferred reading Events and preferred reading Individuals and preferred reading Issues and preferred reading Social Groups and preferred reading Scientist is killed Scientist: clever, vulnerable The threat of an alien: powerful, mysterious Group of boys playing a game: intense game Mike: Leader as he is narrating game ...

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