CSI.

In this text we see examples of dominant ideology and hegemonic values. One of the first things to point out is the fact that they're all American. This can come across as patriotism, creating a dominant ideology that America has the best crime scene investigation force. This can effect the viewer in a few ways. For example, if an American citizen was to watch this they would get a feeling of safety and security from believing this false mediation that the American CSI and police are as good as they appear to be, creating a hegemonic ideology that the police are always right. In addition to this how the crimes are solved in this text also leads the viewer to believe even more false assumptions. In CSI the crimes are solved from the smallest of things and the suspects are easily found and accused. This leads away from reality where it is much harder to solve crimes, and not so easily solved from a piece of hair or some fingerprints. As far as male and female representation is concerned male and females are treated as equals in this, with a similar position on power. For example in this particular text a female investigator constantly has a serious face and talks with meaning and confidence and when confronted she stands her ground with confidence. To build on this it is that same female which actually figures out who one of the dead women are, portraying intelligence and understanding. This leads away from other texts and real life in some cases where there is usually some male dominance. However in this the equality is clearly shown which can lead the viewer to think differently about their views on male and female roles and positions of power. Narrative theory can also be applied to this. Enigma codes are shown through the dead bodies and the whole crime scene. This leads the audience the feel curious about how this has happened, who did it and what will happen in the end.