Media

Intent:

The media plays a central role in society, culture and politics, and at The Featherstone Academy we want to empower our students to be able to navigate the influence it has over their lives. We study a variety of texts, some produced within the last year and others that date back to the early 1900s. This allows students to explore social, political and technological changes, enhancing their ability to empathise with various viewpoints and perspectives. Our Media Studies curriculum allows students to explore the ways media shapes and influences our perception of the world. We expose them to challenging issues and guide them to be critical consumers of the media who are able to form their own interpretations of texts. The Media Studies curriculum also aims to teach students about media industries and how media institutions are largely profit driven. This impacts how media language is used to construct representations that maximise audiences and consequently increase profits. 

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