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GCSE Media Studies · key term
The period and circumstances in which a media product was made, including contemporary events, attitudes and available technologies.
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The circumstances of a particular period, including events and developments that influence a media product’s creation.
Revise: Social, cultural, historical and political contextsHistorical context concerns the circumstances of the period in which a product was created. Naming its year is a starting point; the useful question is how developments in that period influenced it.
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Historical context means the period and circumstances in which a product was made. A date is a starting point, not a complete explanation: the important question is what about that period influenced the product.
The conditions and events of the period in which a media product was made, which help explain its features and production.
The circumstances of the period in which a media product was made, including its social attitudes, cultural influences, political conditions and available technologies.
