Michelle, Carolyn2008-03-192007-10-102008-03-192007-07-01Michelle, C. (2007). Modes of reception: A consolidated analytical framework. The Communication Review, 10(3), 181-222.https://hdl.handle.net/10289/436Drawing on a synthesis of existing models of reception and findings from audience research, this article outlines a conceptual framework for the (meta)analysis of existing and new reception data which delineates four primary modes of viewer interpretation and response: transparent, referential, mediated, and discursive. I argue that the adoption of this consolidated analytical framework may facilitate a more systematic investigation into how viewers' interpretations are shaped by social group memberships, cultural competencies, and discursive affiliations.application/pdfenThis is an author's accepted version of an article published in the journal: The Communication Review. Copyright (c) Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.modes of receptionviewerstelevisionfilmaudience interpretationJournal Article10.1080/10714420701528057