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1)  Reading the riots 2)  Post-colonialism: theories and Destiny Ekaragwa film analysis 3)  Post-colonialism: Orientalism theory and Yasmin clip task 4)  Post-colonialism: Media Magazine articles and questions 5)  Feminism: post-feminism and No More Page 3 research 6)  Feminism: Feminist theory and Beyonce video analysis 7)  Feminism: waves of feminism and online activism 8)  Feminism: Applying feminism - Media Factsheet 9)  Identity and Film - Media Factsheet 10)  Identity and the wider media - Factsheet 11)  Collective identity and the media

Read the Media Magazine article on collective identity:  Self-image and the Media  (MM41 - page 6). Our  Media Magazine archive is here . Complete the following tasks on your blog: 1) Read the article and summarise each section in one sentence(erm paragraph*), starting with the section 'Who are you?' Who are you? We have the active decision to construct an image of our identities yet there is a difference between the  person we think we are, the person we want to  be and the person we want to be seen to be. Usually the culture surrounding us changes this eg. role models, values, lifestyle that the media informs us about.  I think, therefore I am Identity used to be seen as fixed and predetermined by social construct; based around aspects outside of our selves such as class, religion, gender and roles determined by the family we were born into. Therefore the notion of the individual was more more an external image ...

Media Factsheet 121: Identities and the Media 1) The Factsheet discusses how identity is a complex subject. What does it suggest defines our identity? modern media is thought to be part of the way  modern audiences construct and communicate their identity. We are a wired-in culture and we access and are fed images, data, information, ideas and sounds throughout the day. Every day. How we define ourselves is based on a complex set of relationships but we can think about our idea of ‘self’ as being: • who we think we are • who we want to be… and • who we think others think we are We define ourselves in many different ways and our identities come from the individualised experiences we have. We create a range of identities that change depending on the context we find ourselves in and our relationships with other people. Part of the process of constructing our identities comes from our relationship with the media. 2) Complete the task on page 2: suggest media texts ...

Watchdog to launch inquiry into misuse of data in politics https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/mar/04/cambridge-analytics-data-brexit-trump Summary: "Investigation follows revelations of digital firm’s involvement in Brexit" " The UK’s privacy watchdog is launching an inquiry into how voters’ personal data is being captured and exploited in political campaigns, cited as a key factor in both the Brexit and Trump victories last year." Exploring how the intervention of a US company on the Brexit vote due to the growing concerns of professionals over the rapid development of technology.  " The company, which has offices in London, New York and Washington, uses data analysis to build up sophisticated profiles of individuals to predict how they might vote. Reportedly part-owned by US billionaire Robert Mercer, it claims to have played an influential role in the US election, using its data-crunching ability to identify key swing voters" An exchang...

Tinder bans man for life for sending woman racist message https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/mar/03/tinder-bans-man-for-life-for-sending-woman-racist-and-sexist-message Summary: "Dating app publishes open letter condemning user for racially abusing a woman he met on the platform" " Tinder  has very publicly banned a man for life after he racially abused an Asian woman." Screenshots of the conversation(posted on facebook) circulated drawing wide spread condemnation.  Other women also can forward saying the man had made abusive comments to them too.  On Wednesday, Tinder posted an open letter addressed to the man “and anyone who behaves like you”, announcing it had banned him for life Key facts/ opinions: They show him lose his temper after the woman stops responding, using a racist term of abuse and saying: “Next time don’t give our your number dumb cunt.” Rosette Pambakian, Tinder’s vice-president, communications and brand, says: I was person...

Complete the following tasks using  Media Factsheet 142: Identity and Film . You'll find it in our  Media Factsheet archive  on the Media Shared drive: M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets 1) Read Media Factsheet 142: Identity and Film. 2) Complete the Twenty Statements Test yourself. This means answering the question ‘Who am I?’ 20 times with 20 different answers. What do they say about your identity? Write the 20 answers in full on your blog. Indian British  18 year old   Sikh  Student  Sister Photographer   Writer   Daughter  Scorpio  ENTP Blogger Feminist  Belieber  Tall Brown Asian  Articulate  Talkative   Adventurous  Expressive  Active learner   3) Classify your answers into the categories listed  on the Factsheet: Social groups, ideological beliefs, interests etc. Social Groups + Classifications  Self Evaluations  Id...

Media factsheet: Applying Feminism F ind and read Media Factsheet  #86 Applying Feminism . Save it to USB or email it to yourself so you have access to the Factsheet for homework. You can find the Factsheet on the Media Shared drive - M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets. Once you have read the Factsheet, complete the following tasks: 1) What are the five types of feminism outlined on the first page of the Factsheet? Radical Feminism - This type of feminism sees the cause of women’s oppression as men. It assumes that men deliberately exploit women as  this benefits them. One of the main aims of this theory is to address concerns over violence against women, especially is sexual relationships Liberal Feminism -  This type of feminism is mainly concerned with gender socialisation in order to show that gender roles are not biologically  determined. The main aim of this type of feminism is to change the ways children are socialised into stereotypical gend...