Gurleen A level exam

  Henry Jenkins - fandom blog tasks The following tasks will give you an excellent introduction to fandom and also allow you to start exploring degree-level insight into audience studies. Work through the following: Factsheet #107 - Fandom Read  Media Factsheet #107 on Fandom .  Use our Media Factsheet archive on the M: drive Media Shared (M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets) or log into your Greenford Google account to access the link. Read the whole of Factsheet and answer the following questions: 1) What is the definition of a fan? Fanatic: a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal - shortened to fan. 2) What the different types of fan identified in the factsheet? Hardcore Newbie Anti-fan What makes a ‘fandom’? A fandom is when a group of people come together because they share the same passion or interest in something. 4) What is Bordieu’s argument regarding the ‘cultural capital’ of fandom? Cultural capital gives fans a type of power within thei...

  The Voice CSP: case study blog tasks Language and contexts Homepage Go to  the Voice homepage  and answer the following: 1) What news website key conventions can you find on the Voice homepage? Design & Layout, Thumbnail, Advertisement, Search Icon 2) What are some of the items in the top menu bar and what does this tell you about the content, values and ideologies of the Voice?  News , sports, lifestyle, entertainment, competition, opinion, faith There is variety of content from "soft news" to provide aspect of entertainment to content like "hard news" to build up surveillance. 3) Look at the news stories on the Voice homepage. Pick two stories and explain why they might appeal to the Voice's target audience.  Black history month news is appealing at the moment as black history month is celebrated in this month therefore audience is likely to be attracted to such news . 4) How is narrative used to encourage audience engagement with the Voice? Ap...

  1)  OSP: Clay Shirky - End of Audience blog tasks 2)  OSP: Influencers and celebrity culture 3)  OSP: Taylor Swift CSP - Language and Representations 4)  OSP: Taylor Swift CSP - Audience and Industries   5)  Baseline Assessment learner response 6)  OSP: Postcolonial theory - Gilroy and diasporic identity 7)  OSP: The Voice - blog case study

  1) Type up your feedback in   full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential).  WWW: Strong and clear  knowledge of bbc's mission statement! Excellent media theory references to Q3- which are appropriate EBI: Q2- Try to bring in other valid media effect theories and do not spend too long describing the CSP'S Q3- You spend too long at the beginning explaining the CSP and less focus on the Q 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. Educate: political side- awareness/ how public is affected Entertain: focus on "soft news"- keep interest 3) Question two asked you how  useful  media effects theories are in understanding the audience response to  War  of the Worlds . Complete the following: Gerbner's Cultivation theory: usef...

  OSP: Paul Gilroy - Postcolonial theory and diasporic identity Go to our Media Factsheet archive on the Media Shared drive and open  Factsheet 170: Gilroy – Ethnicity and Postcolonial Theory . Our Media Factsheet archive is on the Media Shared drive: M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets or you can  access it online here  using your Greenford Google login. 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? Gilroy states that racial difference  and racial identities are the product of racial oppression. Racial  identities are caused by historical conflicts that have brought different  groups into opposition. 3) What is ethnic absolut...

  Taylor Swift CSP - Audience and Industries 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? Keke Palmer, Matty Healy, Julia Fox and Taylor Swift 2) Why did Taylor Swift run into trouble with her fanbase?   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. 3) Do stan accounts reflect Clay Shirky's ideas regarding the 'end of audience'? How? Yes, Stan accounts demonstrate Shirky’s ‘end of audience’ concept because fans are no longer passive consumers of media—they’ve become active participants. They produce their own edits, memes, commentary, and content that shapes how others view their favourite artists. This shows that the audience now collaborates in media production rather than simply watching or li...