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The literatures reviewed were used to understand “My Husband’s Lover” as a primetime television drama that functions to represent gay culture. It discusses the concept of representation, nature of television dramas and its representation of homosexuality, and the concept of gay culture in the Philippines. Last, it discusses the research gap that needs to be filled up through this study. This literature was helpful in finding the theories that the researcher used in analyzing date.
Identity and Representation Magritte, a Surrealist painter, reasons that one has to study the process of representation, in order to understand “how words and images produce meaning” in the world (Sturken and Cartwright 2001) According to Marita Sturken and Lisa Cartwright (2001), “Representation refers to the use of language and images to create a meaning about the world around us” Questions about whether representations reflect the world or whether people construct the world through their representations have been raised through the years. Social constructionists contend that systems of representations do not reflect reality. Producers of images may have their preferred meanings. The preferred meanings may also be dissimilar interpreted meaning. That is why advertisers tend to conduct audience research, as a way to guarantee if the meaning they want to convey is similar to the interpretations of their consumers. Thus, meaning are not implied within the work itself (Sturken and Cartwright 2001)
Television Drama Narratives can be seen in television dramas. Television programs interpret meanings. Justin Lewis (1991) claims that “television is a porwerful ideological instrument, with the power of influence the way we think about the world” Examples of it are television dramas or soap operas. My Husband’s Lover is a type of prime time television drama since it meets the criteria of programming. Prime time means shows that aired from 7:00pm to 11:00pm. It is considered as the
Identity and Representation Magritte, a Surrealist painter, reasons that one has to study the process of representation, in order to understand “how words and images produce meaning” in the world (Sturken and Cartwright 2001) According to Marita Sturken and Lisa Cartwright (2001), “Representation refers to the use of language and images to create a meaning about the world around us” Questions about whether representations reflect the world or whether people construct the world through their representations have been raised through the years. Social constructionists contend that systems of representations do not reflect reality. Producers of images may have their preferred meanings. The preferred meanings may also be dissimilar interpreted meaning. That is why advertisers tend to conduct audience research, as a way to guarantee if the meaning they want to convey is similar to the interpretations of their consumers. Thus, meaning are not implied within the work itself (Sturken and Cartwright 2001)
Television Drama Narratives can be seen in television dramas. Television programs interpret meanings. Justin Lewis (1991) claims that “television is a porwerful ideological instrument, with the power of influence the way we think about the world” Examples of it are television dramas or soap operas. My Husband’s Lover is a type of prime time television drama since it meets the criteria of programming. Prime time means shows that aired from 7:00pm to 11:00pm. It is considered as the