FILM 240 Media Popular Culture - Queens University (ASO) W20 Quiz Submissions - Self-Assessment Quiz 5. All Answers Graded A+

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FILM 240 - Media and Popular Culture (ASO) W20 Quiz Submissions - Self-Assessment Quiz 5 Quiz Question 1 (1 point) Saved The study of popular culture is about the study / analysis of systems... of representation. These systems of representation imply that culture is about signification, which is the process of conveying meaning through signs. Systems of representation are transparent repositories of meaning. In other words, texts contain a single possible meaning. Question 1 options: True False Question 2 (1 point) Saved In our modern word, thanks to new technologies, there is never a gap between the real entity depicted and the depiction. In other words, almost all of representations provide an objective reflection or simple re-presentation of reality. Question 2 options: True False Question 3 (1 point) Saved Cultural theorist Stuart Hall’s conception of the process of representation (named the encoding/decoding approach) helps us understand that… Select all that apply. Question 3 options: a) Communication is one-way and that the message is sent by a source to a receiver through a specific channel. b) There is a gap between the real entity depicted and the depiction in the communication process. c) The notion that people and interactions are part of the communication process. d) The meaning we found in any representation do not reflect reality in an objective sense. e) Feedback is communication given to the source by the receiver to indicate understanding (meaning). f) There is an overlap of sender’s and receiver’s culture, experiences, and heredity in communication. g) There is no direct correspondence between the meaning intended by a sender and how that meaning is interpreted by a recipient. Question 4 (1 point) Saved Representation is… Question 4 options: a) Communication patterns through which information flows. b) An approach to cultural analysis that examines the way language (including the figural languages of song, film, or art) move or persuade individuals. c) A group of signs that stands for, or depicts, something else. d) A socially conditioned way of looking at the world; the beliefs, values, and opinions of a particular group or class in society. e) The processes by which meanings are produced and exchanged through shared sign systems, or texts. f) Cultural forms or expressions that anticipate future social developments. They may coexist with and complicate the dominant culture by anticipating its transformation. g) The description or portrayal of someone or something in a particular way or as being of a certain nature. ________________________________________ [Show More]

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