Representation and Stereotypes: Blog Task

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1) Write a definition of representation in media studies. Clue: The answer is in the notes above!
How groups or events or individuals are presented / portrayed.


2) Now look at the cover of Closer magazine above. List all different types of people and groups represented on the front cover. E.g. women, celebrities, race/ethnicity etc.
Mostly women celebrities of white ethnicity and Mothers. There is also representation of a gay Father


3) What does the representation of women on this front cover suggest female audiences are mainly interested in?
Women celebrities' marriage situations and motherhood.


4) Are there any stereotypes you can identify? E.g. women and motherhood; celebrities etc.
Being a mother, Marriage, Celebrities.


5) Is there anything on the cover that subverts typical stereotypes in the media?
There is reference to a gay father which subverts gossip magazines stereotypes



6) What is the preferred reading of this magazine cover - what do the producers want audiences to think when they see it?
The preferred reading is that this is interesting to invest my time in and that I want to know more by purchasing different and new editions of the magazine



7) What is the oppositional reading of this magazine cover - how might someone criticise this magazine cover or be offended by it?
This magazine cover is utter disappointment because we shouldn't be wasting our time wondering how female celebrities live their lives as mothers or just as normal people



8) What are the social and cultural contexts to this magazine cover? What effect might this magazine have on readers or society?

It reinforces British culture / stereotype by illustrating the significance of celebrities in British culture by setting them on the front cover and uncovering subtle elements of their lives and connections. As Closer is pointed at a female gathering of people, the accentuation on appearance, slimming down and parenthood fortifies the cliché representation of ladies within the media and puts weight on women in society to comply to these desires.

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