archie a level media exam

  Read the Factsheet and complete the following questions/tasks: 1) How does Gilroy suggest racial identities are constructed? He has consistently argued that racial  identities are historically constructed – formed by colonialization, slavery, nationalist philosophies and consumer capitalism. 2) What does Gilroy suggest regarding the causes and history of racism? Here Gilroy is saying that racism isn’t caused by race, racism causes race. Racism is not caused by the clash of two or more races – racism is not a natural phenomenon. Racial  identities are caused by historical conflicts that have brought different  groups into opposition. 3) What is ethnic absolutism and why is Gilroy opposed to it? Ethnic absolutism is a line of thinking which sees humans  are part of different ethnic compartments, with race as the basis of  human differentiation. Gilroy is opposed to ethnic absolutism as it is counter to his  argument that racism causes race. 4) How does...

  1) Type up your feedback in   full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). 23\40 grade =c WWW: good overall knowledge of industries with references to how both magazine csps are adapting to digital media constrains  EBI: good knowledge of the different types of media effect theories but you need to explain how useful they are to the csp 2) Focusing on the BBC  Newsbeat  question, write three ways it helps to fulfil the BBC's mission statement that you  didn't  include in your original assessment answer. Use the mark scheme for ideas. Newsbeat informs Radio 1 listeners about the news – important events going on in the UK and around the world including breaking news and developing stories. This includes politics, economics, crime, sport and entertainment The news topics in a Newsbeat bulletin tend to offer entertainment to listeners. Although the top story will usually be serious (hard news) ever...

  Audience Background and audience wider reading Read  this Guardian feature on stan accounts and fandom . Answer the following questions: 1) What examples of fandom and celebrities are provided in the article? In the decades since, it’s become a catchall term for people who base their entire online existence around a specific fandom: Lady Gaga’s Little Monsters, Beyoncé’s Bey Hive, Taylor Swift’s Swifties, and Nicki Minaj’s Barbs. 2) Why did Taylor Swift run into trouble with her fanbase?  When the presale for Taylor Swift’s tour turned into a battle royale for fans locked out of Ticketmaster’s system, frazzled Swifties voiced their disappointment. Ticketmaster and Swift quickly apologized, with the singer calling the process excruciating  3) Do stan accounts reflect Clay Shirky's ideas regarding the 'end of audience'? How?  Stan accounts are like roving reporters in that they comment on the action live and as it happens,  Stans don’t just root for their i...

  Narrative Go to  our Media Magazine archive  (issue  MM79 ) and read the feature All Too Well on Taylor Swift and how she controls her own narrative. Answer the following questions:  1) Why is Taylor Swift re-recording her earlier albums?  broken free of the control of others, and cemented her image as one of the great musical artists of our times. 2) Why did Taylor Swift choose to make the short film 'All Too Well'?  All Too Well, written and directed by the artist herself this demonstrates Swift’s ability to control her own narrative. 3) What other examples are provided in the article of Taylor Swift using media to construct her own image?  Swift quickly announced her intentions to re-record her Big Machine albums, which would give her complete ownership of the records and nullify Braun’s involvement. Two re-recordings have been released, to both huge critical and commercial success – Fearless (Taylor’s Version) and Red (Taylor’s Version). Tay...