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Ideology

Part 1: BBC Question Time analysis Watch this clip from BBC Question Time with Russell Brand and Nigel Farage. The BBC deliberately placed the two against each other and the episode resulted in far more people than usual watching and reacting on social media. 1) What examples of binary opposition can you suggest from watching this clip? Support and neglect love and hate right wing and left wing 2) What ideologies are on display in this clip? Liberal social welfare and conservatives Embed the video into your blog (as above) and answer these two questions in full paragraphs. Part 2: Media Magazine reading Media Magazine issue 52 has two good articles on Ideology. You need to read those articles ( our Media Magazine archive is here ) and complete a few short tasks linked to them. Page 34: The World Of Mockingjay: Ideology, Dystopia And Propaganda 1) Read the article and summarise it in one sentence. People have power to change the general ideology of person TV or film Therefo

MIGRAIN 3 Assessment - Learner response

1) Type up your feedback in full (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). WWW: Rishi, some specific subject terminology + media theories used applied in your response EBI: Lacking clarity in your response perhaps proof- read your answer 2) Read the mark scheme for this assessment carefully. Write down the number of marks you achieved for the two questions: _/8; _/12. If you didn't achieve full marks in a question, write a bullet point on what you may have missed. 4/8 • The image on the ‘Bad boy’ advert constructs a range of interesting meanings. It reinforces male dominance with a suit and open-necked shirt connoting power and authority, albeit relaxed. The man is sitting in comparison to the woman kneeling on the floor and has his leg crossed to reinforce his relaxed dominance of the scene. One eye is visible and makes contact with the audience but in a markedly different way to the woman’s gaze. • Finally, the costume of the

Collective identity and representing ourselves: blog tasks

1) Read the article and summarise each section in one sentence, starting with the section 'Who are you?' Who are you? Whether we use fashion statements, hairstyles, make-up or indeed make an active decision not to do any of those things, we are all involved in constructing an image to communicate our identity. I think, therefore I am! At one time in the not-too-distant past, our identity was seen to be firm, fixed and pre- determined. How we perceived ourselves and how we presented ourselves was based on the social constructs that defined the interpersonal relationships within the groups we found ourselves in. The rise of the individual! Dominant values help shape how we see ourselves; and by the late 1960s and 1970s the notion of individualism began to take hold, reacting against what can be seen to be the more conformist values of the past. From citizen to consumer! The idea that identity could be constructed in terms of an externalised image came in the post

January assessment learner response

1) Type up your feedback in full (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). WWW: Rishi-you have attempted each Q in the assessment and demonstrated some knowledge of BBC as a PSB. EBI: Not responding to the Q's as you are drifting off in your responses. You need to highlight keywords in the Q before you being answering 2) Read the mark scheme for this assessment carefully . Identify at least one potential point that you missed out on for each question in the assessment. Q1 The union jack bulletproof vest which stormzy was holding Q2 Diversification companies can embrace new technology and find new revenue streams e.g. music industry and streaming this can help Q3 How the BBC is regulated Q4 Linked the points used more theory and link it to the point have a clear topic sentence to begin 3) On a scale of 1-10 (1 = low, 10 = high), how much revision and preparation did you do for this assessment? You may also want to think her

Feminist theory - blog tasks

1) What examples are provided from the two texts of the 'male gaze' (Mulvey)? The gaze referring to Laura Mulvey’s seminal article ‘Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema’ which argues that main stream Hollywood films subject female characters to the ‘male gaze’ of the camera, fragmenting and objectifying their bodies. 2) Do texts such as these show there is no longer a need for feminism or are they simply sexism in a different form? Both of them reinforce sexisms and typical stereotypes 3) Choose three words/phrases from the glossary of the article and write their definitions on your blog. Third wave feminism – Was a movement that redefined and encouraged women to be dominant and sexually assertive. Nostalgia – A sentimental longing for the past, often only remembering the positives of the time. Feminism – A movement aimed at defining, establishing, and defending women’s rights and equality to men. Now read The Theory Drop: Gender Performativity ( MM69 , page 25) and answe

Introduction to Feminism

1) Why did Laura Bates start the Everyday Sexism project? She experienced sexism in public and no one did anything as it was seemed as normal she wanted to go against that and fight that claim as it wasn't normal and it shouldn't happen therefore starting the campaign which allows it to subvert the normalisation of everyday sexism 2) How does the Everyday Sexism project link to the concept of post-feminism? Is feminism still required in western societies? Yes because women shouldn't be treated like this they should feel safe and they should know that experiencing sexism isn't normal it is terrible. Therefore post feminism isn't a thing because women are still experiencing theses comments and action towards them. So feminism is still required in western societies 3) Why was new technology essential to the success of the Everyday Sexism project? It allowed women to express their views which will be seen by everyone making a community where people can all relate an