Collective identity intro
- 1. G325 SECTION B COLLECTIVE IDENTITY INTRODUCTION
- 2. Exam • 50 marks • 1 hour • 6 topics are available: we will study collective identity • X2 questions will be available for this topic you will answer one
- 3. Collective Identity • Case studies we will cover in terms of collective identity will be 1.GENDER AND 2.YOUTH
- 4. Specification • 1. You MUST refer to at least TWO different media (TV AND FILM will be the two media we will cover) • 2. You MUST refer to past, present and future (with the emphasis on the present- contemporary examples from the past five years) • 3. refer to critical/theoretical positions
- 5. Specification • So, for 1 we will compare and contrast TV and Film. • For 2, we will look into past and present representations of Gender and Youth in TV AND FILM and discuss future representations. • For 3, you need some critics/writers who have developed ideas about representation and identity.
- 6. Specification • The spec also points out 4 prompt questions which we should base our study on. • We will study both case studies (youth and gender) in relation to these 4 prompt questions.
- 7. Prompt Questions • How do the contemporary media represent nations, regions and ethnic / social / collective groups of people in different ways? • How does contemporary representation compare to previous time periods? • What are the social implications of different media representations of groups of people? • To what extent is human identity increasingly ‘mediated’?
- 8. OVERALL • CLASS: Study collective identity referring to the two case studies of youth and gender. • CLASS: Answer 4 prompt questions in relation to both case studies. • EXAM: Pick one question under the collective identity topic. • EXAM: Refer your answer to one of the case studies (gender or youth)
- 9. Past Exam Questions • Analyse the ways in which the media represent any one group of people that you have studied. • With reference to any one group of people that you have studied, discuss how their identity has been ‘mediated’. • Analysethe ways in which the media represent groups of people. • “The media do not construct collective identity; they merely reflect it”. Discuss.
- 10. Guideline reminder • Historical – candidates must summaries the development of the media forms in question in theoretical contexts. • Contemporary- current issues within the topic • Future- candidates must demonstrate personal engagement with debates about the future of the media forms/issues that the topic relates to.
- 11. Material • Youth- x2 contemporary films, x3 contemporary TV programmes, x1 past films and x1 past TV Program. • Gender- x2 contemporary films, x3 contemporary TV programmes, x1 past films and x1 past TV program.