Super Curricular

 

How Much Representation Is ‘Enough’

This article discusses queer representation and addresses those who say that overrepresentation is an issue in media now, due to queer people being a minority and in the media a higher percentage of people are represented as queer in comparison to real life. This video questioned whether representation in fiction needs to be accurate and says that representation of queer people does not take away from representation of heterosexual people and that queer stories are not only relatable to queer audiences as people are multifaceted and so is the media featuring queer characters. The opinion stated in this video is that arguments of overrepresentation and individuals asking for less queer representation is thinly veiled homophobia.

500 Days of Summer: Postmodern perfection

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This video discusses the 2009 movie 500 Days of Summer as a postmodern text. It has inspired me to watch it and it helped me further understand Baudrillards theory of postmodernism in the context of a real media text.

Media Magazine Promising Young Woman article:

This article from the Media Magazine focuses on Emerald Fennel's 2020 rape-revenge movie starring Carrie Bradshaw. It talks about its context in terms of the hashtag MeToo movement in 2017 and how the film is interesting as it can provoke a wide range of responses due to its story of a woman embracing her rage and fustration after being sexually assaulted, but ultimately spoiler killed by Al, her assaulter. Something that I found interesting about the film that was not mentioned in the article was the choice of casting famous 'nice guys' to play the roles of the men who treat Cassie badly, such as comedian Bo Burnham. I found this article really interesting and also found that much of what it covered related to representation theories, especially how men and women bodies are represented and how female sexuality is used within the movie as a weapon of revenge.

Careers Download: Robert Noble 

It was interesting to read about Robert Nobles career in freelance photography specialising in music photography. I am interested in including music photography in my coursework so i thought this would be helpful to listen to and I am also interested in possibly studying music business and media so i thought this may be applicable. Overall, this article was very informative about being successful in music photography and shedding light on the career.

Baby Reindeer Exposes a Bigger Problem

Video discussing the elements of a ‘True Story’, exploitation of individuals in popular news media, and drama eclipsing the true message behind Baby Reindeer. I agree with the argument of this video and think it links well with news values.

Channel 4 work experience:

BBC Young Reporters:

On Wednesday lunchtimes I attend the BBC Young Reporters club in order to learn about journalism, reporting and media, and talking with likeminded people about pop culture and current affairs as well as creating reports, both written and spoken.