13A - Representation Case Study - HW Due 9/12/10

On 9/12/10 you will be presenting your findings in a powerpoint presentation for your representation case study. This should include (as a minimum):

1. Intro -outlining the group/ place you are studying and the reason why you chose this group
2. Detailed information about the group/ place you are studying (dominant and alternative representations across a range of media - must be cross platform with examples in your powerpoint e.g.scanned magazine images, news stories,clips from films/ TV programmes, links to websites etc.)
3. An outline of how theory could be applied. Use this to help you!
   
4. Wider contextual factors should also be considered using SHEP e.g. how has the representation of your group/place changed over time and why.

13C - Critical Investigation Presentation Due 2/12/10

Produce a 5 minute Powerpoint Presentation based on the research you have conducted so far for your Critical Investigation. Remember the key ingredients of what makes an effective presentation (significance, structure, simplicity, rehearsal). Include images, think carefully about the design, and make sure you rehearse it when you've completed it.

It must cover the following...

• Critical Investigation title/explanation
• Linked Production title/explanation
• MIGRAIN
• SHEP
• Issues/Debates (you should have already considered these here)
• Media Theories/Theorists (quote useful pieces of academic writing you have read)
• 6 - 10 points you will make in your essay
• How your research topic fits into the contemporary media landscape
• A bibliography of everything you have read so far (in the correct format) Use this to help or try this bibliography creator
• Use this to help you with theories issues and debates

If you need help come and see Ms Wigley in DF05 at 3.40pm on Monday 29/11/10

13A - HW Due 2/12/10

Using the internet you must research and make detailed notes on the following. Post all your research onto your MEST3 blog.

Who are the major players in terms of news providers in the UK and what exactly do they own?

You must consider all 3 platforms (broadcast, print and e-media) and commercial and well as non-commercial institutions.

Due on your blog by: 2/12/10

13C - Critical Investigation HW Due 24/11/10

1. On you blog, write your critical investigation question.
2. Underneath your question bullet point 6 - 10 points that you will make in your essay.
3. Next to each point list any media theory issues or debates which apply and reference any relevant writing (academic or other) you have found while researching.
4. Write a short proposal for your linked practical production.
   

Due 24/11/10

13C work for 11/11/10 and HW

Due on your blog by 18/11/10

You should all be considering how you can apply audience theory to your critical investigation questions.
Read this very useful article on audience theory.

On you blog list all the audience theories which can be applied to your critical investigation question.

Explain how each audience theory relates to your question.

Ensure that you have also completed ALL of the work set last week and your half term HW

Remember:
You need to find at least 5 theories/issues/debates which relate to your question and post them to your blogs with explanations of why they are relevant.

You also need to have read at least 5 pieces of academic writing which are relevant to your question and posted the relevant quotes to your blog with explanations of why they are relevant.

13A - HW - Due 18/11/10

Due Thursday 18/11/10

Do alternative representations exist of male and/ or female roles in the hip hop genre?

Find an example and explore how the representation differs from those typically found. (Have a look at the Sarah Jones video, above, for an excellent feminist critique of the misogyny in hip hop).

On your blog, post an analysis (1,000 words) using still images/screen grabs to illuminate your points.

Also, please ensure you're up-to-date with ALL of this

13A HW: Issues/Debates Research

Due Thur 11.11.10...

Research issues/debates and theories that relate to your critical investigation question.

Choose the five issues/debates/theories from the list provided on the blog which apply most to your critical investigation question.

Collect as much relevant information as possible for each of these...

• Quotes
• Definitions
• Relevant Reading Material
• Past Research into this area
• Media Terminology

On your blog carefully define each of these five issues/debates/theories.

Then carefully explain how each of these 5 issues/debates/theories applies to your critical investigation.

13A Work for 5/11/10 and HW - Due 11/11/10

1. Comment Notification
Set up: 'Comment Notification Email' on both your blogs. Go to 'Settings'-'Comments'-'Comment Notification Email' (at the bottom of the page) and enter the email address you check most regularly. This way you will receive an email (with the comments) every time someone comments on your blog - important when teachers/students provide you with feedback.


2. Read/Highlight Exemplar Essay
Read: Bianca's essay (scroll down towards the bottom of her very detailed and excellent blog) What are the different representations of women in adverts and how are they signified? and paste onto your blog, along with the embedded videos.
Highlight: (in a different colour, on your blog) the media keywords she uses in her essay.


3. Peer Assess Essay
Read: someone else's essay (from 13A).
Comment: on their answer, providing www/ebi feedback. Consider: spelling/punctuation/paragraphing, use/highlighting of media terminology, quality/development of argument, etc.


4. Understanding Post-Feminism
Read: FAQ: What is “Post-feminism”?
Rank: the FOUR 'Clarifying Concepts' - paste them onto your blog in your order with an explanation.

5. Post-Feminism Reading/Reserach

Read: POST-FEMINISM AND POPULAR CULTURE and post the link to the paper on your blog.

Identify: FIVE media texts referenced (by name or genre) in the paper. For each one find a relevant clip or online print version and post up on your blog including TWO or THREE key quotes from the paper that outline its significance in the debate.

6. Mulvey Reading/Essay

Read: the Laura Mulvey article highlighting and annotating key points.

Find: a clip/ sequence from a recent film or TV programme which you feel demonstrates Laura Mulvey’s Theory. On your blog, write: a detailed analysis (750 words min.) using media language and relevant key concepts of how the ‘male gaze’ has been constructed in the text. Include in the analysis stills from the clip to highlight your points.

7. Ensure you have completed ALL of the Representation Case Study HW

13C Media work for 3/11/10 and 4/11/10 - Due on Blog 5/11/10

In the Media A-Z (There are spare copies of this in DF05 on the desk near the front on the left side of the room) read/highlight the following:

Issues/Debates

• Representation and stereotyping
• Media effects
• Reality TV
• News Values
• Moral Panics
• Post 9/11 and the media
• Ownership and control
• Regulation and censorship
• Media technology and the digital revolution – changing technologies in the 21st century
• The effect of globalisation on the media

Theories

• Semiotics
• Structuralism and post-structuralism
• Postmodernism and its critiques
• Gender and ethnicity
• Marxism and hegemony
• Liberal Pluralism
• Colonialism and Post-colonialism
• Audience theories
• Genre theories

Use the internet to research these issues/debates and theories if you need further clarification or if you don't have a Media A - Z to hand.

Choose the five issues/debates/theories which apply most to your critical investigation question.

On your blog carefully define each of these five issues/debates/theories.

Then carefully explain how each of these 5 issues/debates/theories applies to your critical investigation.

For Homework (Due 10/11/10) - visit the blogs of four other students in the class. Look at their critical investigation research and question (you should all have posted this information on your blog by now!). Then in the comments section suggest one new issue/debate/theory that you think is relevant to each four students' areas of study. Explain why this issue/debate/theory can be applied to their critical investigation question.

If you have any questions - please email me: lwigley@greenford.ealing.sch.uk