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Song:

GENERAL NOTES:

• by a British band named the specials
• released on 12th june 1981
• it spent 3 weeks at number 1 and 10 weeks in the top 40

THE CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND IN WHICH THIS VIDEO WAS COMMENTING UPON:

• it addresses themes of urban decay, deindustrialisation and unemployment.
• At the time, this was prominent in inner city areas like London due to the steel and textiles industries being carried overseas due to cheaper labour costs.
• also, racial tension was growing higher, resulting in large riots across Britian

NOTES ON THE WAY IN WHICH THIS MUSIC VIDEOS CREATES AND COMMUNICATES MEANING

• Car = could be a symbolic sign relating to how close the band memebrs are to ach other, or how the only have each other in a town with limited people
• The throwing of stones could be a symbol of throwing away or letting go of the past

COLONIALISM – When a country gains control over another country, usually filling it with settlers.

POST COLONIALISM – Studying a colonized country / deals with post colonialism issues like economic, political or cultural problems.

DIASPORA – The spread of people from their original homeland.

BAME –Rrefers to ethnic minority groups e.g. blacks

DOUBLE CONSCIOUSNESS (GILROY) – The internal conflict of subordinated groups in an oppressive society.

CULTURAL ABSOLUTISM / RACIAL ESSENTIALISM – A belief in a biological essence that defines all members of a racial category.

CULTURAL SYNCRETISM – When aspects of different cultures merge together to make something new and unique.

ORIENTALISM (SAID) – 1978 book by Edward W. Said, including the idea of “Orientalism” to define the West’s historically patronizing representations of “The East”.

APPROPRIATION – (Cultural) The adoption of an element or elements of one culture by members of another culture.

CULTURAL HEGEMONY – The domination of a culturally diverse society by the ruling class.

THE PUBLIC SPHERE (HABERMAS) – Suggests the public sphere is an area in social life where people discuss and identify societal problems and influence political action.

THE ROLE OF PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING IN TERMS OF FAIR REPRESENTATION OF MINORITY GROUPS / INTERESTS – Public service broadcasting (PBS) can be biased when representing ethnic minority groups which causes society to create stereotypes and misunderstandings. Their role is to represent minorities correctly.