Due in Wednesday 20th December

1. Annotate the film poster for the Kiss of the Vampire (set text)  (see below)

2. Do some research on Hammer Films and prepare 5-6 bullet points to sum up your findings, including the type of narrative and gender representations to found in these films. (see below)

3. Your blog should feature your Stupid Girls project and an evaluation of it. In particular, go back to the questions that were posed and evaluate to what extent you have answered them, then add anything that you think you have not included or discussed well enough, or in response to feedback given. You can write or vlog. Keep it on your blog.

The questions were:
) What messages are encoded about gender and femininity in Pink's video?

2) Is it a fair argument?

3) What representations of women are created, and how are they constructed?

4) How is the audience positioned?

5) Is this a post-feminist text?

4. I will need to see your files next week, including annotated / highlighted reading pieces (at least 6 of them, 7 including PINK POSTFEMINISM)


Some images to help with the research.

Due in Wednesday 13th December

1.     Prepare for test on Feminisms chapter

2.     Have a go at reading the article analysing the Pink video.

3.     Select at least some of the phrases to use for your own videoed analysis

4.     Prepare all materials that will be needed for the edit – you will only get one lesson before presenting to peers. (This is assessed)

The questions you need to answer are:

1) What messages are encoded about gender and femininity in Pink's video?

2) Is it a fair argument?

3) What representations of women are created, and how are they constructed?

4) How is the audience positioned?

5) Is this a post-feminist text?

 Video and screenshots in the post below:

https://msinduction.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/pinks-stupid-girls-video-to-be-used-on.html

As for the task itself (the edit), this is what we are looking for:

due in Wednesday 6th December

2. Write an analysis of the video:

-          Messages and how they are constructed inc representations of gender

-          Different readings: reference Gauntlett and feminist theorists

2. Be ready to sum up your reading of the chapter on Feminism and Gender.

Pink's Stupid Girls video to be used on Wednesday 29th November

FOR WEDNESDAY 29TH NOVEMBER

This is more of a reminder:

1/ You must have read the two Gauntlett chapters on representations of gender (past and today) and bring the notes you have made.

You will have some questions to answer at the start of the lesson to check you have done the reading then we will spend some time consolidating your understanding.

2/ You must have read the chapter on Feminism and Gender. Again, we will check your understanding.

3/ You should re-watch the video on Van Zoonen and bell hooks. Find further reading / videos / information on these two writers to complement your knowledge. Share your sources with us next lesson.

Wednesday 15th November: Exam-type comparative question (Period 3)

A Level Media Studies – Component 1 Section A, Question 1 (Representation)

Compare how audiences are positioned by the representations in this WaterAid advertisement and the WaterAid advertisement you have studied (set text).

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgcgkZe2Oz8&feature=youtu.be

 In your answer you must:

-          consider how the representations construct versions of reality 

-          consider the similarities and differences in how audiences are positioned by the representations

-          make judgements and draw conclusions about how far the representations relate to relevant media contexts and debates.

 [30 marks]

Wednesday 8th November - Resources in preparation for next lesson:

1. Add to / improve / start again: your analysis of the Tide advert set text.


If you have handed in what you wrote today, I will get it back to you before the weekend.


2. a/ Look at the WaterAid advert below (set text) and make notes using the theoretical framework:




b/ Look at and make notes on the advert below, also from WaterAid:

Another WaterAid advert can be found below; it deploys a different strategy. Watch it and, if you can, watch other ones from different campaigns though the years to gain some understanding of WaterAid advertising strategies:




PLEASE BRING YOUR NOTES TO THE LESSON NEXT WEEK.


If you want to get ahead, write a comparative essay focusing on the set text and another advert, exploring narratives and representations created in the adverts.


To put things in perspective - and think about different readings of these adverts - please have a look at these parodies... They make the point beautifully and in a funny way:



Now dust off your post-colonialist readings of the texts above!



And for a bit of light relief... Here's Trevor Noah's spoof:







3. Read Chapter 4 from Gauntlett distributed in class. Spread out the reading if necessary. Aim for a side of notes and bring to class next week.


4. Ahead of next week, you might also want to prepare by watching the video below (feminist theorists) and reading the (very brief) article linked here too:
A Brief History: The Three Waves of Feminism





There are so many interesting videos online about feminism and feminist theory. Do use your initiative and go explore!





KEEP REVISITING PREVIOUS READING AND VIDEOS - FOR EXAMPLE, THE LONGER CHAPTER ON REPRESENTATION YOU WERE GIVEN A FEW WEEKS AGO.


And remember to find the best possible way of organising your folders.

Wednesday 1st November 2017: Resources for independent study (notes due in next Wed 8th November)

THIS WEEK, INSTEAD OF READING, THERE IS MUCH WATCHING TO DO (AND NOTE-TAKING OF COURSE)


1. Today we covered a few more narrative theories. To consolidate your understanding, watch the videos below and aim to find supplementary ones:



2. And now a little break... Non-linear narratives:



3. The next video helps you take your knowledge a bit further.
It covers Todorov but also looks at the Hero's Journey /Quest as a key classic narrative. WE HAVE NOT LOOKED AT THIS IN CLASS. Then it covers Proppian characters in depth.


Watch and add to your notes.





4. And this very short one looking at Propp's basic 7 story plots:





Do look for more videos if you think you still need some help.


5. NEXT, LET'S TURN TO THEORIES OF IDEOLOGY!
Ready to be challenged?


I asked you to look into Marxist theorists so let's turn our attention to Marx himself:





6. Gramsci:




7. Althusser:



8. And finally, post-colonialism and orientalism, which we will discuss next week.






Watch carefully and make notes (ready to show me next week and to explain to the whole class) on the following:
a/ What do you know about the British empire?
b/ What is meant by colonialism?
c/ What is meant by post-colonialism?
d/ Can you make some sentences with the phrase 'colonial discourse'?
e/ What point does Paul Gilroy make about multiculturalism?
f/ What is meant by civilisationism?
g/ What is meant by 'Otherness' or 'othering' a group of people?



And the last one: Said and Orientalism (an introduction).



Can you now explain it aloud to someone else at home without notes?


Make sure that any gaps in your notes are filled and bring your files next week. We won't be interrupted.


Good luck and remember: Go and find your own resources to deepen your understanding, make some flashcards, do something with the new knowledge if you want to retain it!

Wednesday 27th September 17 - resources to accompany the lesson

FIRSTLY, PLEASE SEND ME A LINK TO YOUR BLOG ASAP.


In terms of private study tasks, you should have completed:


- The note taking on the different videos in the Bridging Work post.
- the Berger essay




and set last week:


- outline of how you would report the A Level results in a school.
- Saussure and Barthes research




It was very obvious this morning who had completed the last task.
As for the other one, put it on your blog.




Some of you have been excellent at completing set tasks. For others, I haven't seen any of the work and shall follow the usual procedures to raise concerns.




Resources:




 1. Semiotics / Saussure / Peirce videos:

And this is pretty useful too:

Semiotics for Beginners from MediaStudiesSaltash

2. Roland Barthes. Watch these again!

In order to complete set work, a few more resources:

The task is to analyse / deconstruct the evolution of James Bond as A TEXT.

Finally, complete your reading and notes and your research on Stuart Hall's Reception Theory.




Extra: That Charlie Brooker episode on fear:

More to follow at the weekend. Further resources are being uploaded.