- How do contemporary media represent different collective groups in different ways?
- diverse representations incl. fiction, non-fiction and self-representation
- Harry Brown, Fish Tank, The Inbetweeners, Attack the Block, The London Riots new coverage and self mediation
- have to discuss 2 or more mediums - film, Internet and newspapers
- How does contemporary representation compare with that of the past?
- examples from the past - Quadrophenia - the film and the representations of mods and rockers
- have they changed? - Plato quote
- What are the social implications for different media representations of groups of people?
- what power does the audience have to 'resist'?
- propaganda, moral panic, youth as an empty category, cultural hegemony, Stuart Hall and reading the texts and their messages
- statistics on result of these representations on attitudes and beliefs vs the reality of the issues
- To what extent is human identity increasingly 'mediated'?
- re-presentation by other/by selves (Facebook, YouTube)
- be critical of who is offering representations and for what purpose
- mediated: how the media shapes your world and the way you live it
Guidance:
- add your own personal opinion
- what, in your opinion, is the future of representations and what are you basing this on?
- connections must be made between examples/contrasts are discussed
- you must embed the theory into what are you saying
- reference - name, year of publication given after first mention
- quote - paraphrase - critique
- one text older than 5 years
- other texts should be less than 5 years
- make a prediction for future
Structure:
- introduction - start with a quote, paraphrase it, and link issues of identity, representation and the media. State your focus (British Youth, film online media and newspapers)
- historical example
- contemporary examples
- connect examples together
- conclusion - return to the start, prediction for future
- paragraph structure - Example -- significance -- theory -- critique
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