Definitions

• COLONIALISM
• the act of one country taking control of another, first by military force/action then by occupying that nation politically, economically, socially and culturally

• POST COLONIALISM
• post colonialism is a theory that accounts for the social, political and cultural impact of colinialism on people. Post-colonialism discusses the continual representation of nonwhite people in media as ‘uncivilised’ or ‘dangerous’ and that white people/colonialists are their saviours

• DIASPORA
• people settled far from their homelands

• BAME
• Black Asian Minority Ethnic

• DOUBLE CONSCIOUSNESS (GILROY)
• The internal conflict experienced by subordinated or colonialised groups in an oppressive society

• CULTURAL ABSOLUTISM / RACIAL ESSENTIALISM

• CULTURAL SYNCRETISM

• ORIENTALISM (SAID)
• Orientalism is a book by Edward W. Said highlighting yhe idea of “Orientalism” to define the West’s historically patronising definitions of the East

• APPROPRIATION
• an adoption of one culture by another, often done by members of a dominant culture towards a disadvantaged minority group

• CULTURAL HEGEMONY
• the domination of a culturally diverse society by the ruling class who manipulate the culture of that society

• THE PUBLIC SPHERE (HABERMAS)

• THE ROLE OF PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING IN TERMS OF FAIR REPRESENTATION OF MINORITY GROUPS / INTERESTS
• the PSBG creates characters and programs that follow the ideologies of the ruling class, helping to uphold stereotypes and beliefs to the advantage of the ruling class

TASK 1: MAKE SOME GENERAL NOTES ON THIS MEDIA PRODUCTION: NAMES, DATES, NUMBERS, ETC

• by a band called the specials
• released in june 1981
• all three major music magazines of the time awarded ghost town the single of the year for Single of the Year for 1981

TASK 2: WHAT IS THE CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND IN WHICH THIS VIDEO WAS COMMENTING UPON?

• ghost town addresses themes of urban decay, deindustrialisation and unemployment. At the time, this was prominent in inner city areas such as London due to the steel and textiles industries being carried overseas due to cheaper labour costs
• as well as this, racial tension was growing higher and higher, causing large riots across British counties
• thatcherism

TASK 3: MAKE SOME NOTES ON THE WAY IN WHICH THIS MUSIC VIDEOS CREATES AND COMMUNICATES MEANING IE MEDIA LANGUAGE.

1. COLONIALISM – Colonialism occurs when a country or a nation takes control of other lands, regions, or territories outside of its borders
2. POST COLONIALISM – the academic study of the cultural legacy of colonialism and imperialism
3. DIASPORA – a large group of people with a similar heritage or homeland who have since moved out to places all over the world
4. BAME – Used to refer to members of non-white communities in the UK
5. DOUBLE CONSCIOUSNESS (GILROY) – the internal conflict experienced by subordinated or colonized groups in an oppressive society
6. CULTURAL ABSOLUTISM / RACIAL ESSENTIALISM – cultures do not differ in honesty or intelligence levels 
7. CULTURAL SYNCRETISM – distinct aspects of different cultures blend together to make something new and unique
8. ORIENTALISM (SAID) – the way the east is viewed 
9. APPROPRIATION – is the adoption of elements of one culture by members of another culture
10. CULTURAL HEGEMONY – domination or rule maintained through ideological or cultural means
11. THE PUBLIC SPHERE (HABERMAS) – A place where the public can come together and discuss opinions freely 
12. THE ROLE OF PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING IN TERMS OF FAIR REPRESENTATION OF MINORITY GROUPS / INTERESTS – PSB is mostly biased when referencing minority groups of society resulting in stereotypes 

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