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1) Read the section on Strinati's five ways to define postmodernity. What examples are provided of the breakdown of the distinction between culture and society (media-isation)? The two characters Borat and Bruno are more likely to be recognised than the actor playing the characters, this shows the postmodern theory of hyperreality, the idea that the reality shown by the media can be seen as more real than reality itself.  2) What is Fredric Jameson's idea of 'historical deafness'? How can the idea of 'historical deafness' be applied to  Deutschland 83 ? "as mediation increases so the culture  finds itself losing a sense of historical context. History is now  reduced to ‘talking heads’ documentaries and historical  knowledge is often based on media representations." This can be seen in D83 through the song "Sweet dream" 3) What examples and theories are provided for the idea of 'style over substance'? The two examp

Type up your analysis from the lesson using the headings below. You may want to watch the key scenes again and develop your notes in further detail - the more specific and memorable your analysis, the better it will serve you when writing an essay on TV drama. Remember, you can  watch the episode for free on the All 4 website  and the main reading and research tasks for Deutschland 83 are on  this case study blog post here . Scene 1: Garden/BBQ scenes (East & West Germany) 4.58 – 8.20 and 34.00 – 37.20 West Germany: Technical codes Camerawork: A lot of circling- creates tension  helps emphasize the idea he is a spy No music playing only muttered dialogue  Makes it seem more business and cold Richer party compared to the east could be a message about capitalism  East Germany: Camerawork: A lot of circling- creates a welcoming feeling, possibly due to the environment and situation  Seems more welcoming  Party music playing  Helps to show th

TV: Deutschland 83 case study 1) What positive aspects of Deutschland 83 are highlighted in the reviews? The guardian: “ is a serious thriller driven by jeopardy of the all-out nuclear kind” This quote shows establishes the quality of the show The Telegraph: That everyday nature of evil was cleverly captured in Deutschland 83 This quote along with the guardian’s quote shows how clever D83 is. 2) What criticisms are made of the show? This is a period drama that sometimes lacks drama but makes up for it with a deep sense of period. This quote states that while D83 does capture the environment and the mood of Germany in 1983, D83 at points at times lacks it’s one purpose, Drama. 3) Why did the Telegraph suggest that Deutschland 83 did the 'period' aspect of 'period drama' so well? The Telegraph suggests that the creators of D83 managed to capture the period drama aspect so well because of the accurate clothing and music of that time period. 4) Fin

1) Re-read the  Mail Online review of  Capital . Why does it suggest that  Capital  features a left-wing ideology? The review states that capital has a left wing view due to the constant sympathy shown towards POC characters and how they portrayed white characters 2) Choose  three  quotes from the review that are particularly critical of  Capital  and paste them into your blogpost. Do you agree with the criticisms? Why? The last 20 minutes contained no plot. Whatever story there had ever been was over.  Capital was as stuffed full with fashionable causes as Jeremy Corbyn’s function diary. A Muslim man whose only crime was to burn the odd Union Jack (he fell in with the wrong crowd, m’lud) was dragged off to the cells by anti-terror police who were, naturally, bigoted and faceless. The crusading lawyer (a woman, of course) who had him freed was fuming about the Terrorism Act, which she called ‘deplorable’. 3) What scenes or characters from  Capital  could be read as promoting

1) What does Marxism suggest regarding power in society? Marxism suggests that power in society is all in the hands of the ruling elite, the ones with the means of production. And as long as they have control over the means of production, the working class will never have power a long as the ruling elite has control over the means of production. 2) Why is  The Apprentice  a good example of the media reinforcing capitalist values and ideologies? The show revolves around normal middle class people working hard and succeeding in a a high competitive industry  3) Come up with  three  examples of media texts (e.g. TV programmes, newspapers etc.) that  either  fetishise working class life (e.g.  EastEnders  presents quite a harmonious East End community which probably doesn't accurately reflect East London life) or demonise working class life or poor people (e.g.  The Daily Mail  and  The Sun  newspapers regularly demonise people living on benefits with headlines referring to