1. REVISION
PART 2
G325: Critical Perspectives
in Media
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2. Media and Collective Identity
• 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’?
BLACK BRITISH COLLECTIVE IDENTITYKEY QUESTIONS
WHAT DO YOU NEED FOR
THE EXAM?
• social group as a case study
• at least two different media
• understanding of and
reference to theory/cultural
critics
• your own voice!
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3. 2. How does
contemporary
representation
compare to
previous time
periods?
Breaking the questions down

4. 2. How does
contemporary
representation
compare to
previous time
periods?
• Compare how contemporary media
construct (represent) Black Britain as
opposed to how historical media
texts constructed Black Britain
• Remember with our group this is
complex because the make up of the
group has changed
• Compare how ‘Black Britain’ is
represented through contemporary
film and music texts vs. historical film
and music texts. Why were Black
British people represented in a
particular way? Has is changed, if so,
why? Has anything stayed the same?
Breaking the questions down

5. • Read the best essay from your homework task
• Read my answer to question 2 (remember you
have your own opinions to!)
• Answer the following question:
• How far does the representation of a
particular social group change over time?
TASKS