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Scene 1: Garden/BBQ scenes (East & West Germany) 4.58 – 8.20 and 34.00 – 37.20 Representation of East: Lot of background noise inside and outside the house. They enjoy themselves more than in the West. Its a very welcoming atmosphere with the sense of togetherness. Stereotype that the working class know how to have a good time when they have a little. The popular culture on music in the 80s creates nostalgia. Also represents how alien everything is to him in the West when he doesn't recognise any of the music. Commodities like Coffee are a luxury in the East which further gives historical context that the people in the East didn't have much.  Representation of West: Lots of food on a large table in the garden. Quite rich, but everyone isn't together, they are in their own circles in a small group. The party is a lot quieter but this could be because this is a formal gathering and not a birthday party like in the East. Division in capitalism but with a really g

1) What positive aspects of  Deutschland 83  are highlighted in the reviews? The reviews highlight upon the nostalgia that the show delivers due to being set in the 1980's with the music an branding of products, the reviews also focus on the great actors and actresses that are featured in the show and how they play their characters well, along with the two producers who are a married couple that wrote the screenplay for the show. Another reviewer mentions how the show is an ' East German version of Homeland' and that it should be commended for this as it uses the concept of the show and innovates it by using real historical context to help strive the narrative of the show forward. The review also mentions the true events that the show is based on ith the events not happening long ago. Along with this the references of how different the two side of Germany shown are mentioned to be really good as it showed Rauch learning a new language and seeing a colorful fully stocked s

Marxism & hegemony 1) Re-read the Mail Online review of  Capital . Why does it suggest that  Capital  features a left-wing ideology? The reviewer suggests that Capital is a show that supports left wing ideologies, this is firstly seen with the mention of the 'Muslim man whose only crime was to burn the odd Union Jack (he fell in with the wrong crowd, m’lud) was dragged off to the cells by anti-terror police who were, naturally, bigoted and faceless.' This view that the reviewer poses suggests that he feels like the anti-terror police is typecast as he bad guys and the muslim man is made to look like the one is framed and innocent. This view suggests that the police is typecast as the bad guys. The most relevant quote of the left wing ideology is how the 'English residents of Pepys Road were grasping (Lesley Sharp) or deceitful (Robert Emms) or just plain awful (Stirling), the Polish builder had a heart of gold and his Hungarian girlfriend was as honest as Mother Te

Go  to our Media Factsheet archive on the Media Shared drive and open Factsheet #66: Applying Marxism. Our Media Factsheet archive is on the Media Shared drive: M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets - you'll need to save the factsheet to USB or email it to yourself in order to complete this at home. Read the factsheet and answer the following questions: 1) What does Marxism suggest regarding power in society? marxist thought that power  was held by a minority (the elite or bourgeoisie) who had access to capital and could use their money and power to generate more wealth. 2) Why is  The Apprentice  a good example of the media reinforcing capitalist values and ideologies? the apprentice is a good example of the media reinforcing capitalist values, as a wealthy man makes people go under and beyond to complete tasks just for him to pick whether they're worth being hired or fried. This demonstrates his power of being an elite as he has can change a persons life by securing a well

1) Re-read the  Mail Online review of  Capital . Why does it suggest that  Capital  features a left-wing ideology? 2) Choose  three  quotes from the review that are particularly critical of  Capital  and paste them into your blogpost. Do you agree with the criticisms? Why? 3) What scenes or characters from  Capital  could be read as promoting left-wing ideology? 4) What about the other side of the argument - are there any aspects of  Capital  that reinforce the status quo in capitalist London? Media Magazine feature on BBC drama The Casual Vacancy and ideology Now go to our  Media Magazine  archive  and read the feature 'The Beeb, The Mail and JKR' in MM53 (page 20). This focuses on the politics of  The Casual Vacancy , another BBC three-part drama based on a book by JK Rowling.   Answer the questions below: 1) Why did the Daily Mail suggest  The Casual Vacancy  promoted a left-wing ideology? 2) How does the article suggest characters, narrative and setting are used to promote

Plan Kumar Family Rodger's Family Polish builders Old woman's house Traffic Warden  The show Capital is a show about a street that has begun to receive postcards from a mysterious sender, which say 'we want what you have',  the statement of whether Capital is a family drama rather than a crime drama is a very mixed opinion.  A definition of a crime Drama is a TV programme that focuses on a crime that is committed and is being researched to be solved. As for any genre, the crime drama features conventions such as Police tapes, Detectives, Victims and more. While Capital does focus on the crime of the postcards the show is much more focused on the aspects of all these people that live on Pepys Road and the whole aspect f the Postcards are dismissed as a marketing campaign as well as is put in the background of the first episode, while the family lives are focused on. A family drama is a show that is about the aspect of family and their conflicts and