Lupin

• Lupin novels date back as far as 1905’s ‘Arsène Lupin: The Gentleman Burglar’
• Series version is not a direct adaptation, and instead uses the books as inspiration, whilst making clear the novels exist in the fictional world of the show.
• Crisp visual style and slick editing reminiscent of Sherlock TV series (perhaps minimizes risk and maximises profit as audiences who enjoyed Sherlock are more likely to watch a similar series like Lupin)
• Tackles social issues such as race and class inequality.
• Combination of Assane’s race, gender and class that keeps him at the bottom of hierarchy – Ties to the idea of ‘intersectionality’ that bell hooks suggested was when people were oppressed on multiple levels.
• A character from Senegal (which was colonised by the French for centuries) stealing artwork from the Louvre, which was likely to have been stolen in the first place to get there, acts as a form of ‘poetic justice’
• Racist questions/dialogue is used to poke fun at people who actually believe in myths such as people of colour not being able to swim
• The need to check the wikipedia page of Paul Sernine connotes the lack of trust given to a Black Man, reinforcing the prejudice that Assane suffers.

Livingstone + Lunt Regulation

• Australia banning social media for under 16s
• Doctors claiming social media use prompts a “profound risk of harm” to teen mental health
• ‘consumer based’ model of regulation – foregrounds the interests of audiences and producers through policies which promote competition, variety and opportunities for profit
• ‘citizen based’ approach – puts societal, democratic and public-service needs ahead of those of the individual and the media
• Difficulty in regulating globalised media products, especially social media in which users across the world produce the content, and therefore make the owners less accountable for harmful content.
• Moral panics surrounding the online targeting of children by paedophiles, Facebook being a toxic addiction, social media prompting anorexia, online casinos encouraging underage gambling etc.
• In 2015 UK General Election, all parties promised social media restrictions
• Bill in place to try and get social media apps/sites regulated by Ofcom (which Sonia Livingstone acted as a consultant on).

Gentlewoman

• Over 60 pages of advertising before reaching the contents page
• Never deviated from one cover star
• Target reader median age is 32
• “magazine equivalent of an art gallery”
• ‘Gentlewoman Club’ hold events at art shows – where they sell copies of the magazine in the gift shops