Representation

 

Rep·re·sen·ta·tion 

Something that represents, as:

a. An image or likeness of something.

b. An account or statement, as of facts, allegations, or arguments.

c. An expostulation; a protest.

d. A presentation or production, as of a play.

During this lesson we learnt that things can be represented in a number of different ways, and a representation can change depending on who is creating the text. A representation is a mixture of the thing itself, the opinions of the people who created the text, the reaction of people viewing the text and the context of society.

All media texts are a representation of reality, or a representation of someones concept of existence. 

When you are studying representations you must consider these following questions;

- Who produced it?

- What is represented in the text?

- How is it represented?

- Why was it represented in this way?

- What might the alternative have been? 

There are four factors of representation. These are gender, race, socioeconomic status and disability.