Cosmo

Media language:
Beyonce is modelling for this cover of Cosmopolitan. The colours on the cover are mostly pink, red or gold. This can connote love, desire and lust- sexual connotations.The theme of the issue is sexual; all the articles are to do with sexual intercourse. The way Beyonce is standing, with a revealing deep neck, pink dress, can also highlight the theme. Her hand is coming above her knee, which can also give sexual connotations. Her skin is the same colour of the background-golden.The fact that she is looking down upon the reader, and is covering the masthead, shows how powerful she is.

Instsitution:
The Institution is well known for its priority for fashion and beauty as well as celeb gossip. They have used a well known singer/actress and idolistic person – Beyonce, because the TA aspire to be like her, because she is very successful.
-'Cosmo'

Genre:
A magazine

Representation:
She is represented to be very sexual, due to her body pose.
Women = sexual, as well as women = gossip "queens"

Audience:
Older females about 18 -30+ due to sexual content (what they discuss about.)
and The TA is females aged 16-30, who want to be attractive and appealing like Beyonce.

Ideology:
Laura Mulvey= Male Gaze
Feminist ideologies as the magazine is targeted at women, as well as capitalist as the magazine is made to make money.

Narrative:
Visual as well as informative narrative.