Dream representation
theories, representation, cultural context,
- Created by: Isabella.Shep
- Created on: 17-10-18 17:43
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- Dream representation
- Social and Cultural Context
- white middle class woman reflects 1950s Britain when positions of power belong to hegemonic social groups.
- Relation to concerns about antisocial behaviour amongst inner city youths. Hoodies have become a symbol for rebellion and antisocial behaviour.
- 1950s references create a sense of distance so audience view video as an allegory and see extreme stereotypes and explore contemporary issues.
- Social Groups
- The pianist is constructed as a stereotypical 1950s middle class white woman.
- creates humor through shock and disapproval in facial expressions
- her horror when helicopter flies past connotes stereotypical British reserve, dislike invasion of space and antisocial behaviour.
- reinforces dominant ideology, approval (smile) of positive elements of the narrative
- Fulfills a matriarchal role and patronizing mode of address. "hello boys and girls"
- Many stereotypes created through puppets to create recognition and convey messages
- Youths- have no purpose, skateboarding graffiti,steal tv
- Scots character- red hair + tartan constructed as drunkard
- Police officer- brutal white baton-wielding male, beating a youth
- Dizzee Rascal is constructed as as a rebellious young black male
- Later in video, youths also partake of more creative & less destructive behaviour making him a role-model
- as narrative progresses, a more positive representation is constructed as he describes his hard work and achievement
- appears as a stereotypical defiant youth who challenges authority-"reckless with no shame"
- positive representation of young black rapper challenges negative stereotypes
- The pianist is constructed as a stereotypical 1950s middle class white woman.
- Theories
- representation (Hall) constructs puppet characters as stereotypes to demonstrate that these stereotypes misrepresent individuals from these groups
- Postcolonial (Gilroy)
- white matriarchal children's tv presenter and young black male 'rascal'
- narrative embeds positive messages and values, successful rapper and subverting negative stereotypes, but female is in control depend on her endorsement of album
- Shocked facial expression implies that society us still not fully integrated
- Social and Cultural Context
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