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How does the front cover of the set edition of Woman reflect the socio-historical context (context of society when it was made= 1964) in which it was made? Make reference to the front cover and one other article from the set edition. The front cover of Woman reflects the socio-historical context to some extent. The front cover features a woman who is a stereotypical housewife who has short hair implying she is neat and tidy and also stereotypically attractive. This reinforces the idea that woman in the 1960's must look a certain way to be seen as attractive. The woman on the front cover is also smiling connoting happiness therefore she is living up to the stereotypical housewife image that if you buy this magazine you will be happy and also attractive. The background colour of the magazine is a rich purple which is not a very appealing colour. However the magazine came out in 1964 connoting that when the magazine came out the colour was likely the be very fashionable. The bina...

Denotations = everything you can see Denotations of this advert = red, attractive/white/30 woman, hand, bottles, writing, white, face, red lips, brand, hair.  Textual analysis term =  SETTING = red background  MISE-EN-SCENE = makeup, hair, bottles, mise-en-scene FONT = sans serif "the expert for damaged hair" MIDSHOT  SYMBOLIC CODE = red lips and bottles  PROAIRETIC CODE = red lips - love - she could be about to kiss somebody HERMENEUTIC CODE = the hair of the model - glossy - how did she get her hair so clean?  COMPOSITION = she takes up half of the page but the bottles take up a quarter  CONNOTATION  Mid shot connotes the importance of her hair because it's focussing on the upper half of her body. Hand showing a stop sign connotes the model wants you to stop and look at the advert. Symbolises connection to the audience which is a direct mode of address  Colour red connotes romance, boldness, passion, sex...