Essay notes

OH = radical in the magazine industry (not typical form/structure)

  • unique, different

POSSIBLE ESSAY STRUCTURE

  • Characterise media institutions using key language (conglomerate, vertical, horizontal etc)
  • Show you knowledge of the institutions responsible for producing your texts (your style model music videos, Men’s Health and Oh)
  • Look to make a link between institutional analysis / critical thinking and Textual representation eg Chomsky ‘Manufacturing Consent’ eg Althusser (ISA, interpelllation) + Mulvey (Male gaze) & Lacan (mirror theory)
  • Draw on a range of key Feminist Critical thinkers (you will need to read around and think)
  • Illustrate your understanding of Feminist critical thinking in relation to institutional analysis and apply to
    • specific references to your music video style models
    • Include specific references to Oh (Comely) CSP.
    • Include specific references to Men’s Health
  • You could also try to include some reference to the #metoo movement and the scandal involving Roger Ailes at Fox News.
  • HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT AN ANALYSIS OF BOMBSHELL – which is a narrative fiction film (based on real events). IT IS THEREFORE NOT A RELIABLE SOURCE FOR YOUR ARGUMENT – JUST A STARTING POINT TO HELP YOU THINK.