| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | Lecture 1 x 2 hour per week |
| Other | Viewing session 1 x 2 hour per week |
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | For information on due dates for submission of assessed work, please refer to the departmental web pages at http://www.aber.ac.uk/tfts/duedates.shtml | |
| Semester Assessment | Assignment 2, 2500 words Resit Information | 50% |
| Semester Assessment | Assigment 1, 2500 words | 50% |
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
to reflect critically on the representation of gays in the media
to identify and evaluate audience responses to gay representations
to offer critical perspectives on the ways in which gay people represent themselves
This is an optional third year module reflecting the cross-media focus of the MCS (Media and Communication Studies) degree, including film, television and the world wide web. It explores onscreen representations of gays and how gay viewers interpret these. Going beyond this, it also investigates how gay people seek to represent themselves online. Representation is thus seen as a process and not just as a matter for purely textual analysis. Students should take due notice that the primary focus is on the onscreen representation of gay men and women - which some viewers may regard as shocking (though our focus is not on pornography). Some may concur with Mae West's observation that 'those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often'. This is an opportunity to dissect some deep-seated prejudices.
This module is at CQFW Level 6