Exam tips

How do contemporary media represent different collective groups in different ways?

Diverse representations including fiction, non-fiction and self-representation

Harry Brown, Fish tank, the Inbetweeners, attack the block, London riots, internet and self-mediation

How does contemporary representations compare with that of the past?

Similarities or differences

Quadrophenia- mods and rockers

Plato quote

What are the social implications of different media representations of groups of people?

What power does the audience have to ‘resist’?

Propaganda, creating moral panic

Youth being filled by adults fears

Cultural hegemony

Stuart hall readings

Statistics on result of these representations on attitudes and beliefs Vs the reality of the issues.

The word sensationalise is a good word to use

To what extent is human identity increasingly ‘mediated’?

Increasing media= increasing mediation?

Re-presentation by others/by selves (facebook/youtube)

Be critical of who is offering the representations and for what purpose

Mediated: How the media shapes your world and the way you live in it

Guidance

Add your own personal opinion

What in your opinion is the future of representations and what are you basing on this on?

Connections must be made between examples/ contrasts are discussed

You must embed the theory into what you are saying

MUST refer to more than one media!

Personal target refer to film, internet, newspapers

Introduction- a quote, paraphrase it, and link to issues of identity, representation and the media.

Historical example – quadrophenia

Contemporary examples – harry brown, youtube, facebook

Connect examples together

Conclusion- return to start. Prediction for the future.

Talking about wider content- how did mods and rockers come about? Social mobility, rebelling against society

Use referencing- name and year of publication given after first mention, e.g (Giroux, 1997)

Films, directors

Quote- paraphrase- critique- argue or agree with it

One text older than 5 years.

Other texts should be within last 5 years.

Make a prediction for the future.

 Historial representations

-Example- significance- theory- critique

Contemporary examples - newspapers, film, television

Connotations/ effects

Conclusion

- return to start, summarise key idea, prediction for the future

Mass media construct representations of youth from a middle class, adult perspective, for the ideological purpose of maintaining hegemony

Impact of new media technologies/ internet- more potential for self-representation; limited impact compared to mass media.