Stuart hall - reception theory

• Who asserts that individual audience members interpret media texts differently?

  Hall
• What influences how audiences interpret media texts according to Hall?

  Established values and beliefs
• How many modes of reception did Hall identify?

  Three
• What is the dominant/intended meaning in media texts?

  Acceptance of the intended meanings by the audience
• In the context of Peaky Blinders, what does the dominant meaning reflect?

  Valorisation of working-class lives and history
• What characterizes negotiated meaning in audience interpretation?

  Acceptance of some intended meanings, rejection of others
• How might viewers exhibit negotiated meaning when watching Peaky Blinders?

  Enjoying vibrant depictions but rejecting violence
• What does oppositional meaning entail in audience interpretation?

  Rejection of the intended meaning and personal interpretation
• What might viewers find off-putting in Peaky Blinders according to oppositional meaning?

  Style of the show and historical accuracy
• In what time period did the Blinders mainly operate?

  Late 1800s
• What aspect of the music in Peaky Blinders might some viewers reject?

  Use of anachronistic punk and rock music
• How do the three modes of reception differ in audience interpretation?

  They vary in acceptance and rejection of meanings