Cultural theorist Stuart Hall offers an extended meditation on representation. Moving beyond the accuracy or inaccuracy of specific representations, Hall argues that the process of representation itself constitutes the very world it aims to represent, and explores how the shared language of a culture, its signs and images, provides a conceptual roadmap that gives meaning to the world rather than simply reflecting it. Hall's concern throughout is the centrality of culture to the shaping of our collective perceptions, and how the dynamics of media representation reproduce forms of symbolic power.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Stuart Hall, Sut Jhally, Robert Townsend
Crew: Sut Jhally (Director), Sut Jhally (Editor), Joanna Hughes (Production Assistant), Sanjay Talreja (Editor), Sut Jhally (Producer), Jason Mark (Graphic Designer)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Media Education Foundation
Runtime: 56 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 01, 1997
IMDb: 3
