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Key questions
Provided by the spec and which need to be answered in the exam:
- How do the contemporary media represent 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' ?
Notes from the conference
One theory each and you need to bring your own examples to the classroom from different media - three each please to present. You must:
Explain the theorist in simple terms and include any useful quotes then discuss your chosen texts and why they are interesting to you.
Some tips from the conference:
The internet is 'seemingly' more democratic but what if prevents artists from creating because they can't make money?
Each paragraph should be made up of a strand of debate with theoretical concepts and your own media examples. Twitch forum just as valid as In Real Life as a media text.
Explain the theorist in simple terms and include any useful quotes then discuss your chosen texts and why they are interesting to you.
Some tips from the conference:
- McDougall - chief examiner for this paper - says you should have a mainstream, niche and reflection from your own personal experience.
- Who has the most power at the moment? PM, Cowell, Murdoch or your teacher? Who has the power, is the internet truly democratic look at what happened with Arab spring.
- Both sides of the debate must be discussed in the answer. Think of your own media experience, good to use lots of I's in the essay reflecting on theory and texts first of course.
Each paragraph should be made up of a strand of debate with theoretical concepts and your own media examples. Twitch forum just as valid as In Real Life as a media text.
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