Pastiche – An artistic work in a style that imitates that of another work, artist, or period.

Bricolage – A collection or collage of different media text which forms one text.

Intertextuality – The relationship between texts, especially literary ones.

Implosion – An instance of something collapsing violently inwards and/or a sudden failure or collapse of an organization or system.

Cultural appropriation – The unacknowledged or inappropriate adoption of the customs, practices, ideas, etc. of one people or society by members of another and typically more dominant people or society.

• Colonialism – The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically
• Post Colonialism – The political or cultural condition of a former colony, a theoretical approach in various disciplines that is concerned with the lasting impact of colonization in former colonies
• Diaspora  – A scattered population whose origin lies in a separate geographic locale.
• Bame– A term used in the UK to refer to black, Asian and minority ethnic people.
• Double Consciousness (Gilory) – A term describing the internal conflict experienced by subordinated groups in an oppressive society
• Cultural Absolutism/Racial Essentialism – When one cultural is deamed better than another and all have to belong to one cultural/the belief in a genetic or biological essence that defines all members of a racial category.
• Cultural Syncretism – Combination of separate concepts into on new, unique idea, when an aspect of two+ distinct cultures blend together to create a new custom/idea/practice/philosophy
• Orientalism (said) –  The acceptance in the West of “the basic distinction between East and West as the starting point for elaborate theories, epics, novels, social descriptions, and political accounts concerning the Orient, its people, customs, ‘mind,’ destiny and so on.”
• Appropriation – the act of taking something such as an idea, custom, or style from a group or culture that you are not a member of and using it yourself: Theft is the dishonest appropriation of another person’s property.
• Cultural Hegemony –  domination of a culturally diverse society by the ruling class who manipulate the culture of that society
• The Public Sphere (Habermas) –   a realm of our social life in which something approaching public opinion can be formed. Access is guaranteed to all citizens”. This notion of the public becomes evident in terms such as public health, public education, public opinion or public ownership
• The Role Of Public Service Broadcasting In Terms Of Fair Representation Of Minority Groups/Interests – PSB’s role is to reflect multiple community interests and news, and different ethnicities and cultural backgrounds to be all inclusive to there audience

Task 1 – Background

• Released June 12th 1981
• It was the ‘single of the year’ for 1981
• Ghost Town was originally created as a a ‘break up’ song for The Specials
• Signed to the label 2 tone
• Was number 1 upon release for a few weeks (3) and was in the top 40 for 10 weeks meaning it was a popular and successful song
• Barney Bubbles directed it
• Awards: NME award for best single
• Jerry Dammers wrote the song
• The Specials were formed in 1977

Task 2 – Cultural, Historical and Social background

• In 1981 unemployment rates in the UK were at the high with almost 3 million unemployed
• The song was number 1 post-Brixton and during the Handsworth and Toxteth riots
• The song represents an unease about the state of the nation
• The cultural critic Dorian Lynskey has described it as ‘’a remarkable pop cultural moment’’ one that “defined an era’

• History – The i is a British national morning paper published in London by Daily Mail and General Trust and distributed across the United Kingdom; aimed at ‘readers and lapsed readers’ of all ages. Originally launched as a sister paper to ‘The independent’
• Format – Compact Newspaper, broadsheet-quality newspaper printed in a tabloid format
• Editors – Oliver Duff, British journalist who has been the editor of the i newspaper since June 2013. he is currently the youngest editor of a UK newspaper
• Political stance – The i is more central and isn’t necessarily positioned left or right/authoritarian or libertarian as they are independent and do their own thing. Politically balanced and and publishes points from both sides
• Target Audience – Aimed at ‘readers and lapsed readers’ of all ages and commuters with limited time
• Cost – In September 2016, the price was raised to 60p, with the weekday edition rising to 50p. The i was then named National Newspaper of the Year in 2015. At the start of September 2017, the price rose once again, to 60p for the weekday edition and 80p for the relaunched i weekend beginning later that month
• Circulation – 221,083 people