Essay Plan
Introduction; 200 Words
- Lay out argument: Representation of Asians in British Film + TV is changing.
- Mention Primary + Secondary Texts.
Section 1: 400 Words
- Historical Texts
- Trace history of Asians on British Film + TV. Get some textual analysis in.
Section 2: 500 Words
- Primary Text: Citizen Khan
- Explore both sides of this text, look at Criticisms as well as positives.
- Textual Analysis used to support points
- Research
Section 3: 500 Words
- Wider contexts + academic research
- Why this is important
- Solid academic research on topic
- Bring in web research
- Islamaphobia
- Post 9/11
Section 4: 300 Words
- Media theory: Stereotyping + Representation
- Alternative academic research
- Dyer, Medhurst, Perkins.
Section 5: 300 Words
- Future of Diversity on British Film/TV
- Are things changing for the better?
Conclusion: 200 Words
- Do you still agree with your argument: that things are now better than they were.
Wednesday, 17 December 2014
Thursday, 11 December 2014
Critical Investigation Task 3
Yasmin
In this scene a very traditional family is shown - with a father who wears traditional clothing ie the hat worn by many Muslims and the long top and trousers (salwar kameez) worn with each other. Set in a quite old, worn and torn area which seems to be full of a Muslims. The young boy and father goes into the mosque taking their shoes off, and going to the microphone to go and pray. It is clear that the village is mainly dominated by Muslims as a lot of elderly women and young boys wearing traditional clothing is shown. On a hill, a young girl is shown removing her traditional clothing from a burka and long skirt to a pair of jeans to a jumper and removes her head scarf she then drives off. This portrays a sense of being a bad Muslim as she is going against what she should be doing and removing her religious headwear. Also creating a potential stereotypical point in some people's heads that all Muslims are bad and disrespectful. The young boy is then shown dealing drugs amongst a few other boys & when two girls come to collect they insist a deal by which they get discount if they gave them a 'b******. For a boy that has just come back from the mosque praying, this again creates a bad name as it makes people think that Muslim boys are bad too as he appears to have a deceiving personality; as does the girl.
Bend it like Beckham
In this scene it shows the mother of the young girl (Jess) telling her that she has to get married to a young Sikh boy of their caste. It shows the way the father says that she must start acting like a woman now and to stop playing football. Following her leaving the house with her football gear hidden in the bush! This portrays the way in which Sikhs are quite strict and the way their child's expectations are high. Not allowing her to play football purely because it is not considered as a feminine game leads to conflict and problems. Also forces her to hide her passion. This shows her going against her fathers will & in a sense creating a bad reputation for Sikhs as one could simply stereotype and say they are quite controlling, decieving and bas. Also the way in which the father and mother speak to her, who a lot of authority as she has her head down low and he seems to be sitting very straight up. Connoting that he is above her and shows that she should listen to him and not go against his will.
Tuesday, 2 December 2014
Critical Investigation Task 1
Textual Analysis - Citizen Khan
In this scene from Citizen Khan, it shows Mr Khan being very prejudice and racist about Dave being the manager of the mosque. He insists that he can’t possibly be the mosque manager/leader as he isn’t brown like the rest of them and is ‘Ginger’. This portrays the way in which Muslims are represented in the wrong manner, and backs up the idea that the representation may create stereotypes of people thinking that all Muslims are the same. He shows a negative approach towards his daughter getting married, by doing a weird hand gesture which suggests that he’s not 100% okay about the pair of them getting married. The fact that Mr Khan requires and demands the mosque on the day of their marriage and Dave states that it isn’t possible as it is already booked, the way in which Dave is sitting down on the chair and Mr Khan is sitting down speaking to him, shows authority and shows the way in which Mr Khan himself is looking down at him and speaking to him, instead of speak to him on a level. Stating ‘you gingers are very different to the rest of us, not so calm, frickly freckly skin & scottish’. The clothes they are wearing also show a clear representation of the type of clothing that typical Muslims wear, including the hat on top of their heads.
In this scene from Citizen Khan, Shazia and her mother are both discussing the big day, what needs to be brought for it and the fact that a lot of money is going to go towards it. Mr Khan in the living room begins discussing the fact that they are using a lot of toilet roll and one should only use one piece of tissue, and two is way more than you should be using. Then he begins stating the fact that Shazia shouldn’t invest so much money into the wedding and should save up instead and Amjad (fiancé) would be happier if she saved it. He also said how it would be better if she had a small ceremony similar to the way in which white people get married and just serve tea and biscuits and say thank you, goodbye. This conveys the way in which Mr Khan is stingy and as Shazia suggests ‘A cheapskate’. All of a sudden as Shazia and Mrs Khan are both discussing the wedding, Mr Khan butts in and begins raising his voice, saying ‘Chup’ as they both continue speaking about the wedding, then all of a sudden shouts ‘I said CHUP’ with his hand raised in the air as though he was about to slap them, and quiets them down. Showing authority and making Mrs Khan, feel and look down, as though she had no authority over him. Again, they are wearing traditional clothes, ie the hat on top of Mr Khans head & the suit that Mrs Khan is wearing. However Shazia is not wearing a head scarf, which her sister normally wears, portraying that not all Muslims wear them.
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