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Henry Jenkins - fandom

The following tasks will give you an excellent introduction to fandom and also allow you to start exploring degree-level insight into audience studies. Work through the following: Factsheet #107 - Fandom Read  Media Factsheet #107 on Fandom .  Use our Media Factsheet archive on the M: drive Media Shared (M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets) or log into your Greenford Google account to access the link. Read the whole of Factsheet and answer the following questions: 1) What is the definition of a fan? ‘fans’ of a media text in the sense that we like them and consume them regularly. 2) What the different types of fan identified in the factsheet? Hardcore Newbie Anti-fan 3) What makes a ‘fandom’? Fandoms are subcultures within which fans experience and share a sense of camaraderie with each other and engage in particular practices of their given fandom. Fandoms can be narrowly defined and can focus on something 4) What is Bordieu’s argument regarding the ‘cultural capital’ ...
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Online, Social and Participatory media index

1) OSP: Clay Shirky - End of Audience blog tasks 2) OSP: Influencers and celebrity culture 3) OSP: Taylor Swift CSP - Language and Representations 4) OSP: Taylor Swift CSP - Audience and Industries  5) Baseline Assessment learner response 6) OSP: Postcolonial theory - Gilroy and diasporic identity 7) OSP: The Voice - blog case study
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Paul Gilroy - blog tasks

Go to our Media Factsheet archive on the Media Shared drive and open   Factsheet 170: Gilroy – Ethnicity and Postcolonial Theory . Our Media Factsheet archive is on the Media Shared drive: M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets or you can   access it online here   using your Greenford Google login. Read the Factsheet and complete the following questions/tasks: 1) How does Gilroy suggest racial identities are constructed? That racial  identities are historically constructed – formed by colonialization, slavery, nationalist philosophies and consumer capitalism. 2) What does Gilroy suggest regarding the causes and history of racism? Racism is not caused by the clash of two or more races. Racism is not a natural phenomenon. Instead, Gilroy states that racial difference and racial identities are the product of racial oppression. Racial identities are caused by historical conflicts that have brought different groups into opposition. 3) What is ethnic absolutism and why is G...
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Y13 baseline assessment learner response

1) Type up your feedback in   full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). WWW: You've got the basis of a good response in each question so now it is about learning the CSPs in detail and developing exam technique. EBI: Revise CSPs so you have more specific examples from the products.       - Add clarity to your points and avoid repetition.       -Focus ruthlessly on the question every time- how useful, how successful etc. 2) Focusing on the BBC  Newsbeat  question, write three ways it helps to fulfil the BBC's mission statement that you  didn't  include in your original assessment answer. Use the mark scheme for ideas. INFORM: Includes politics, economics , crime, sport and entertainment. EDUCATE: Harassment of women which serves to educate both male and female listeners ENTERTAIN: sport or entertainment content which helps to fulfil the remit to entertain. 3) Question two aske...
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Taylor Swift: Audience and Industries

Audience Background and audience wider reading Read  this Guardian feature on stan accounts and fandom . Answer the following questions: 1) What examples of fandom and celebrities are provided in the article? Stan accounts are like roving reporters in that they comment on the action live and as it happens, Stans often have an emotional connection to stars and the themes they represent.  2) Why did Taylor Swift run into trouble with her fanbase?  Presale for Taylor Swift’s tour turned into a battle royale for fans locked out of Ticketmaster’s system 3) Do stan accounts reflect Clay Shirky's ideas regarding the 'end of audience'? How?  Stan accounts, dedicated to fandoms and celebrities, Fans create and share content and engage this shows the active role rather than just consuming media. Read  this Conversation feature on the economics of Taylor Swift fandom . Answer the following questions:  1) What do Taylor Swift fans spend their money on?  Taylor Swi...
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