Stuart Hall: Representation & the Media (1997): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1997, Stuart Hall: Representation & the Media is a documentary film directed by Sut Jhally, running about 56 minutes.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. Stuart Hall: Representation & the Media stars Stuart Hall as Himself, Sut Jhally as Himself and Robert Townsend as Archive Footage (Hollywood Shuffle).

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.0/10, Stuart Hall: Representation & the Media sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Stuart Hall: Representation & the Media page.

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