REPRESENTATION THEORY

Representation theory 1- Laura Mulvey (1975) Male Gaze

Women are objectified and represented from a masculine, heterosexual perspective.  For e.g. black widow

Representation theory 2- Manuel Alvarado (1987) Racial representation

Representation of ethnic minorities 

Exotic 

Pitied 

Dangerous 

Representation theory 3- Stuart Hall (1997)

Institutions thorough ideology or by stereotyping.

Any time a producer tries to fix a meaning of a person or event which will eventually reveal viewpoints and bias

Representations theory 4- David Newman (2006)

When the media represents the working class as a problem e.g. welfare cheats, drug addicts or criminals