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Summer Project: proposal Media text:     ZieZie- Mingle -  Loski- Hazards, 410- Crash, Harlem Spartans-Grip and Ride (Music Video) Media issue/debate:   "________________________________________" Representation - Minority Groups e.g Black Males Black British Values and Culture Hip-Hop Influence  Grime and UK Garage Music (The Rise) Link to Media key concepts (MIGRAIN) - at least THREE:  e.g. Ideology, Narrative, Representation. Explain the link between each concept and your chosen text/topic. Representation - Increase in Celebration of Black Culture e.g Caribbean/African Aesthetics. Narrative -  Is Grime A Sub genre of Hip Hop/American Rap? Narrative -   A New Music evolved in East London in 2002– The sound of an Angry but Optimistic black Britain Wider context - impact of text/topic on society:  Why is your chosen topic important? What impact does this debate have on audiences or institutions? (General Response) As a young black teenager living in West Londo
Media text: ZieZie- Mingle (Music Video 2017) Media issue/debate: The influence of Afrobeats within UK music Media text: City of God(2014) Media issue/debate:  International Films Media text: Boyz In The Hood (1991) Media issue/debate: African American Presence in Hollywood Media text: Loski- Hazards, 410- Crash, Harlem Spartans-Grip and Ride (Music Video) Media issue/debate: Drill/Grime Music Growth Media text: Mustang (2014, Turkish Film) Media issue/debate: Femininity and The increase of females centred roles in the Film Industry,  Media text: Mongolia- Playboy Carti (Music Video 2017) Media issue/debate: The New Wave of Trap Music within the US and Death of HipHop+ RnB

Magic Mike XXL

It is clear that the film is targeted to meet the wants of the female gaze and amplify the sexual liberty of both women and men.  The male protagonists are replaced from the typical hyper masculined male to present more non-binary men as the men in this film  clearly in a more subservient and objected role which is usually subjected to women. This is shown within the movie as there is a scene where the male protagonists are grooming themselves carefully which included plucking and shaving excessive amount of male body hairs. However it is arguable that is still an element of control and dominance lies within the men as the moves used as clear placing the women in the subservient role and expressed the men as leading and governing body. Alternatively, this can be seen as placing importance for the sexual pleasure of both sexes and normalising it. However backing up the main point, this can be used to show the need for more women empowering and liberty films that promote feminism with
Blog task: Media Factsheet 147 - Issues and Debates Complete the following tasks using  Media Factsheet 147: Issues and Debates . You'll find it in our Media Factsheet archive on the Media Shared drive: M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets. 1) Write a one-sentence answer to the initial questions in the factsheet: Do fashion magazines contribute to the occurrence of eating disorders? Many theorists believe that the media and its audience equally influence each other. Do games make people behave violently? It can be argued that the exposure of violence is triggering to many customers with violent tendencies.  Does advertising work? Yes, the advertising does reinforce what ever agenda they are pursuing to express.  Does social media generate misogyny? Yes, social media does generate misogyny. 2) Having read the two sides to the discussion, what is your opinion on the effects debate?  ‘There is not a direct ‘cause and effect’ relationship be