Stuart Hall - Race, Gender, Class in the Media

Jamaican-British cultural historian Stuart Hall gives us the tools to understand how representation is always imbued with ideology - and how to subvert it.
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Narrated by Natalie Jeffers, co-founder Black Lives Matter UK
Designed and animated by Ilze Juhnevica & Zahra Warsame

[@SERENASHMORE]

The hours of editing this video would've taken is astounding

[@8691cc]

Right lol

[@mrSam3ooo]

That's cool that a world famous media outlet points out the flaws of the media through this thinker. Respect to Al Jazeera!

[@aljazeeraenglish]

Thank you, Sam.

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dude it's owned in part by the state of qatar do not trust these hacks

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@@gearygears4996 all corrupted

[@avvak12]

I attend media studies at the University of Freiburg. In my introductory lectures, I missed the entire idea of what media theorists are trying to say while dealing with popular culture. Thanks to this channel and, in particular, to this video for consistent clarification and content visualization. It's absolutely enthralling!

[@SeanMcArdleCertifiedAdult]

I love that these videos teach people to be independent, critical viewers. Al Jazeera English, I wish people listened to you guys.

[@aljazeeraenglish]

Thank you, Sean.

[@aaliyah6467]

Can I say: my compliments for the designer of this video? It was amazing and 'fun' to watch and learn about Hall this way!

[@music-underground35]

I was able to pass my Cold War module by focusing on pop culture instead of news sources. Music, movies adverts Reflect the belief + ideals of the society by what they say and don’t say

[@gracegradowski1169]

This video is so beautifully done. It’s mesmerizing!

[@psychowordsmith]

'If you want to understand society, avoid the news' Good point Al Jazeera. Bye bye.

[@afrikan1000]

"When a people don't know their mission, they are going to betray themselves." (Frantz Fanon, the wretched of the earth)

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What a great production! The visuals are very stimulating!!

[@emingojayev7766]

i havent been to war but the animations and the music gave me war flashbacks.

[@danieljakubik3428]

Be an active, independent, critical thinker.

[@HootsHugs101]

We live in a society

[@lisafarrance]

Love this summary. Thank you. It's excellent.

[@tushargoyal7790]

This video is a work of beauty.

[@solokom]

THIS should be taught in School. But then again you wouldn`t have these obedient media consumers you need.

[@jamesmiels5406]

This is taught in schools... Lol

[@solokom]

Yeah sure ...

[@WatsonWooper]

im being taught this in social studies lmaO

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@@WatsonWooper lmao me too

[@DisconnectedRoamer]

It is

[@kiaranguyen2148]

Would love to see a how to video on this video!

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Intersting

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The best field ever is cultural studies ❤

[@alvifatimarizwi7018]

Oh my god , the editing

[@timeandattention3945]

The 1977 The Network movie explains this perfectly. The world is a business

[@jackwiltshire2851]

The bloggers are mentioned in Tunisia

[@asfandyarmalik6438]

Thank you!

[@TheMosaic007]

well done!

[@LuciaRaquel-xs2hr]

i loved it!

[@moonmarshall8148]

2020 BLACK LIVES MATTERED AND THEY ALWAYS WILL

[@rezqyaramadhinda6406]

May someome give me the source to this narrative? Is it based on stuart halls writings? Like Representation in the Media one or smth? Thanks in advance 🙏🏽

[@anjulibrekke7197]

Take a look at encoding/decoding

[@mounanour3490]

In which book/article does S. Hall talk about all this?

[@anjulibrekke7197]

Encoding/decoding (1980)

[@Balancinglife]

Wow, will share!

[@aurumthebrave3427]

Great video.

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The Bloggers are in Tunisia

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Yo wagwan Mrs Edmunds the bloggers r in Tunisia.x

[@danieljakubik3428]

Wisdom teaches to sample very little what the mass media communicates. Mass media reinforces cultural norms.

[@zapatasghost]

Mass media in the West are corporate dominated - so they reinforce a corporatized set of cultural norms. It's essentially pro-business propaganda. Many on the "cultural right" such as homophobes would attempt to argue that the prevalence of LGBTQ-affirming programming is evidence of a "liberal" bias - which may be the case in that very narrow analysis and in specific cases. But the corporate media will never undermine corporate/business interests even while being more culturally "open-minded." God forbid you give class conscious gays any air time! As such, I appreciate AlJazeera's funding model which, therefore, makes programming like this possible DESPITE the power of corporate dominance.

[@andrewkellers9275]

I liked it's a knock out.....

[@gabriellan2354]

The flashy cut-out visuals and frantic jazz music made it very hard to focus on what the narrator was saying. Hopefully this changes in future videos.

[@timeandattention3945]

The irony 😂

[@snellavision]

Be an active, independent, critical thinker... like all of these Marxists! LOL

[@bammyshore7392]

Great video spoiled by the lack of diction of the narrator.

[@zapatasghost]

Says a person called "Bammy?"

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anjinh

[@KenobiThOnly5561]

Funny knowing what you know from watching this just re watch it. Do you see what i see ? Its funny how many sheep are in this comment section XD .

[@DisconnectedRoamer]

Mainstream media has the ideology that all white men are oppressive

[@Eustace__Bagge]

3:00 - " different realities "

[@Freak_Gamer]

Why not? Reality is not something that just exists it changes depending on how you view the world, everyone has a different reality and perception of the world.

[@Eustace__Bagge]

@freak gamer-> sir. you just described the word "opinion". "changes depending on how you view the world" -> that's how opinions work. "everyone has a different reality and perception of the world" -> no, this is absolutely a false claim. if anything: "everyone has a different perspective from their own view point of the world and hold to their own different opinions *WITHIN THE SAME REALITY* ". and if you still think that i'm wrong, try this: in your message - if you replace the word "reality" with the word "opinion" the meaning of the sentence doesn't change - and that's why when you use the word "reality" -> you're really just expressing again the word "opinion".

[@Freak_Gamer]

An opinion is something that you have and that you can change at will, the reality on the other hand can only be affected by the world around you.

[@Eustace__Bagge]

you are not consisted buddy. your first message: "Reality is not something that just exists IT CHANGES DEPENDING ON HOW YOU VIEW THE WORLD". your second message: "reality on the other hand CAN ONLY BE AFFECTED BY THE WORLD AROUND YOU". which is it ?! does it change depending on your view point or by the world around you ?!?!? just read what i wrote, it makes sense... please get out of that mindset of "i cant admit i'm wrong at any cost".....

[@Freak_Gamer]

And the way that you view the world can only be affected by others. Only you can view your reality but only others can affect it.