Question 2

Historical;

Quadrophenia -

Pluralism

mods and rockers -  pop id at the time

Not made by middle class media - going against hegemony

Hebdige (1979) Youth Subcult. are a way for young people to express opp to society and challenge hegem.

Shows use of violencce, drugs, sex

However reinforces the idea of making a living - working weekdays

Controled violence

mean world - plus news 

Grange Hill -

Around the same time as Quad. mods/rockers

Reinforces the fact that the middle class adults are in charge

Hegemony - controling the children from young age drip drip

Gerbners Cult. Theory - youth following rules

Made by middle class media

Contemp;

Harry Brown;

Dominant ideology of estates - bad signifier/signified

Hooded teens are bad - reinforces pop hegemonic views in society - Cohens Moral Panic

Shows youth as bad and older people as weak

Gives middle class/middle age the power - police - Greg Philo; of you are not midle class you are a hoodie

News - London Riots 2011

Hoodie Moral panic

Focuses on negative aspects, creating dominant ideology that the hoodies are bad

Silences the youth -  most want edu help

News shows only part of the picture - BBC news cut short the man that was going agaisnt them 8 Aug rep.

Even though the news is meant to inform you - strongly mediated

Social media initially blammed

Prof. Proctor found social media used for the clear up more than organising thuggery

Self Rep;

David Gauntlet

Social media allows people to express themselves without being mediated -  you chose how you are seen ie prof pic comments etc

Youtube - vlogs

Twitter/FB - online log

With smart phones internet more accessable - social networks

Can help people rally together for a cause #nomakeupselfie BC awareness

However, can only reach like minded people

most content on youtube has few views and hasnt broke into popularity - dominated by media genreated videos ?

Future;

Becoming more xtreme -  further away from reality reps 

Jean Baudrillard - hyperreality. Simulation of reality has no basis on reality

Bluured boundaries between  reality and fiction - Guy Debords (1967) Sat of social space with mass media..

Reality cannot match unrealistic expectiations of media

CGI shows visuals becoming increasingly important over other aspects  - more spectacular

Inc. 3D