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Semiotics – Roland Barthes (1915–1980)

Media Studies - Roland Barthes' Semiotic Theory - Simple Guide for Students And Teachers

‘Roland Barthes – How to Read the Signs in the News’

Narratology – Tzvetan Todorov (1939–2017)

Tzvetan Todorov Narrative Theory Explained

Genre – Steven Neale

‘Steven Neale’s genre theory explained!’

Structuralism – Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908–2009)

• Britannica: Structuralism Anthropology

Structuralism and Semiotics: WTF? Saussure, Lévi-Strauss, Barthes and Structuralism Explained

Binary Opposites in Trainspotting and This is England - Video Essay by Rory

Jean Baudrillard’s postmodern concepts

• Explainer: what is postmodernism?

An Introduction to Baudrillard by Then and Now

Ethnicity and Post-Colonialism – Paul Gilroy (1956–)

• Britannica: Postcolonialism

Postcolonialism: WTF? An Intro to Postcolonial Theory

Gender identity – David Gauntlett (1971–)

• David Gauntlett Blog

David Gauntlett on 'identity'

Feminist Theory – Liesbet van Zoonen (1959–)

Media Studies - Van Zoonen - Simple Guide For Students and Teachers by Mrs Fisher

Gender Performativity – Judith Butler (1956–)

• The Body you Want: An Interview with Judith Butler

Judith Butler: Your Behavior Creates Your Gender

Regulation – Sonia Livingstone (1960–) and Peter Lunt

Media Studies - Livingstone and Lunt's Regulation Theory

Cultural Industries – David Hesmondhalgh (1963–)

• Why (popular) culture matters: Interview with David Hesmondhalgh

Media Effects – Albert Bandura (1925–)

• Social Cognitive Theory of Mass Communication – Dr Albert Bandura, 2009
• Bobo Doll – SimplyPsychology.com
• The Power of Social Modeling: The Effects of Television Violence

Albert Bandura's Media Effects Theory Explained!

Fandom – Henry Jenkins (1958–)

• Harry Jenkins Blog

The New Audience: Henry Jenkins by Oscars

Reception Theory – Stuart Hall (1932–2014)

‘Stuart Hall reception theory explained!’ by The Media Insider

End of Audience – Clay Shirky (1964–)

Clay Shirky's End Of Audience Theory - Simple Guide For Students and Teachers by Mrs Fisher

Cultivation Theory – George Gerbner (1919–2005) and Larry Gross (b.1953)

• The Demonstration of Power: Violence Profile No. 10 – George Gerbner, Larry Gross, Nancy Signorielli, Michael Morgan, and Marilyn Jackson-Beeck
• Cultivation theory on Masscommtheory.com

Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe about ‘Mean World Syndrome’