Gauntlett - identity theory

Cards (12)

  • What does Gauntlett assert about audiences and media texts?
    Audiences actively borrow from media texts
  • How does Gauntlett describe the identities constructed from media texts?
    Identities are fluid and not stable
  • What type of drama offers audiences a range of characters to identify with?
    Long form multi-protagonist drama
  • What does the conflict between characters in dramas like Game of Thrones suggest about identity?
    It suggests a fluid nature to identity
  • How does Peaky Blinders represent working-class life according to Gauntlett?
    It shows a brutal yet highly stylised representation
  • What diversity does Gauntlett claim Peaky Blinders promotes?
    Diversity of identities
  • What historical perspective does Peaky Blinders offer compared to traditional narratives?
    It offers a different view from upper-class history
  • What type of audience does Peaky Blinders aim to provide an authentic text for?
    Audiences from the working-class Midlands
  • How does the representation in Peaky Blinders differ from traditional media portrayals?
    It offers an exciting world for identification
  • What is Gauntlett's concept of 'narrative of the self'?
    It refers to how audiences construct identity
  • What role do media texts play in identity construction according to Gauntlett?
    They help audiences construct their identity
  • What does the conflict between characters in media suggest about audience identification?
    It indicates that identification can be complex