Summary:
AQA Advanced Media Studies has been written specifically to meet the needs of students following the AQA Media Studies Advanced specification, and provides thorough, structured and up-to-date coverage of the subject content.

AQA Advanced Media Studies has the following special features: key media concepts clarified, specification units analysed, theoretical perspectives outlined and explored, practical units explained, case study materials, sample examination questions and examiner’s tips

The authors combine knowledge of current classroom practice with extensive academic and examination experience in media studies.

Answers to all questions in the textbook are provided in an accompanying Teacher Guide, which is available for separate purchase.

• Thorough coverage and analysis of specification contents
• Key media concepts clarified
• Theoretical perspectives outlined and explored
• Sample exam-style questions

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Media concepts explained
Chapter 2: Analysing and deconstructing media texts
Chapter 3: Genre and narrative
Chapter 4: Media platforms
Chapter 5: Media audiences and institutions
Chapter 6: Representation in the media
Chapter 7: Unit Focus 1: Investigating the media
Chapter 8: Unit Focus 2: Creating media
Chapter 9: Advertising and marketing
Chapter 10: Media theories
Chapter 11: Cross-media debates
Chapter 12: Unit Focus 3: Critical perspectives
Chapter 13: Unit Focus 4: Media research and production
Bibliography and further reading

About the Author(s):
David Probert has 20 years’ experience as an examiner and moderator and has contributed to the development of media studies specifications. He was Head of Media and Communication Studies at Macclesfield College and Aquinas College in Cheshire and is the author of the AS/A-Level Media Studies Exam Revision Notes,  published by Philip Allan Updates.

Andrew Graham is a media studies examiner and Head of Media Studies at Poynton High School, Cheshire. He was previously a Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies at Liverpool John Moores University.