Film = Reflects Youth Culture
Music = Creates culture
Tuesday, 13 May 2014
Structure
Introduction
- State line of argument
- Background
- An example
- 3-5 Lines
Paragraphs
- Point
- What you mean e.g. Definition?
- Context
- Example (Either/both Film or Music Video)
- Micro-elements to support (Other examples)
- Contrast
Thursday, 1 May 2014
Conclusion (Draft)
Q6) With reference to any one group of people that you have studio, discuss now their identity has been "Mediated"?
In conclusion, Youth Culture is certainly mediated to an generous extent.
The Media plays a large role in over-exaggerating and sensationalising the vilifying aspects of Youth Culture, and it is becoming harder for individual teenagers to reject the stereotype and exist outside of Media perceptions. Teenagers are predominantly portrayed as dangerous, and this representation is emphasised and re-presented as the "Norm", as theorised by Richard Dyer, through films ("Kidulthood"), TV programmes ("Waterloo Road"), and News coverage focusing exclusively on the negative (BBC: "Boy aged 15 remains in custody after teacher Anne Maguire stabbed to death in front of class").
Although it is untrue to say that Media presentations are entirely baseless, and in that respect the Youth identity as dangerous is not mediated, these presentations are not standard. They are simply easier to sell than that of an academic, hard-working and mature student, which are generally the majority. Charles Acland's theory could be applied in the sense that the Media is creating a hegemony in which teenagers are deemed dangerous and out-of-control, and ultimately, it is very much the case that teenage identity is being shaped to fit the dangerous, aggressive stereotype, moving away from that of reality.
In conclusion, Youth Culture is certainly mediated to an generous extent.
The Media plays a large role in over-exaggerating and sensationalising the vilifying aspects of Youth Culture, and it is becoming harder for individual teenagers to reject the stereotype and exist outside of Media perceptions. Teenagers are predominantly portrayed as dangerous, and this representation is emphasised and re-presented as the "Norm", as theorised by Richard Dyer, through films ("Kidulthood"), TV programmes ("Waterloo Road"), and News coverage focusing exclusively on the negative (BBC: "Boy aged 15 remains in custody after teacher Anne Maguire stabbed to death in front of class").
Although it is untrue to say that Media presentations are entirely baseless, and in that respect the Youth identity as dangerous is not mediated, these presentations are not standard. They are simply easier to sell than that of an academic, hard-working and mature student, which are generally the majority. Charles Acland's theory could be applied in the sense that the Media is creating a hegemony in which teenagers are deemed dangerous and out-of-control, and ultimately, it is very much the case that teenage identity is being shaped to fit the dangerous, aggressive stereotype, moving away from that of reality.
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