1. Black Dolls: 'From controversy to empowerment: the history of black dolls'
The article discusses the perception of black dolls in years and how it had varied due to the of representations the dolls.
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/apr/25/black-dolls-collection-african-american-history
2. Moonlight's Ashton Sanders: 'Moonlight's Ashton Sanders: 'America isn't made for the black man'
The article discusses how difficult it was for the young actor to embrace his artistic persona to the black community he lived in as it was unusual. Plus, he had to face racism and bullies to become an upcoming talent on this generation .
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2017/apr/22/moonlight-ashton-sanders-america-isnt-made-for-black-man
3. XL models/clothing: 'Big guys don't want to be treated like freaks: the plus sized menswear revolution'
This article deciphers how clothing companies have evolved in the sizes they are now offering and the models they use on their websites to give a better reflection of all their customers not just the lean built people.
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2017/apr/22/big-guys-fashion-plus-sized-menswear-revolution
4. Racism in sport: 'Serena Williams accuses Ilie Nastase of racially abusing her and unborn child'
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/apr/25/serena-williams-accuses-ilie-nastase-of-racially-abusing-her-and-unborn-child
5. http://mest3sharifeanderson.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/identities-and-wider-media.html
Edgy - i like blog posts on piercing, tattoos and edgy clothing. For example, they like ripped jeans.
Pleasure seeker - they search for joy in life for example, travelling or living life on the edge
Fashionable - they like magazines and the latest trends and stay up to date with gossip
Witty and fun - enjoy watching comedy shows
Cutting edge - up to date with social media
6. http://mest3sharifeanderson.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/identities-applying-feminism.html
Judith Butler - believes tradition feminists are WRONG to divide society into 'men' and 'women' and says gender is not biologically (Liberal feminist)
Angela McRobbie - highlights the empowering nature of magazines such as cosmopolitan and glamour, taking a different perspective to traditional feminist like radical (post modern feminism)
Laura Bates - she discusses the issues of feminism with the consideration of experiences of females who have been discriminated because of her gender (post modern feminism)
7. http://mest3sharifeanderson.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/identities-and-media-feminism.html
What examples are provided from the two texts of the 'male gaze' (Mulvey)?
culture
The theory can be applied to suggest that male audiences are still viewing women for pleasure reinforcing the 'male gaze' theory Mulvey has created. This is through the media text from Beyonce which is displayed as being seductive in her music video.
8. http://mest3sharifeanderson.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/identities-and-film-blog-task.html
Go back to your favourite film (as identified in the lesson). What does this choice of film say about your identity? Are there any identities within the film (e.g. certain characters) that particularly resonated with your values and beliefs?
Training day - this film is about corrupt police who constantly are displayed exploiting the public. This choice of film would suggest I am interested in action and violence from media texts and possibly real life. This is because of the way characters are presented in the film with the constant use of guns, violence and drugs. Denzel Washington plays the role of the corrupt police man and he is portrayed as being cold blooded. Usually I enjoy his character in films but in this film I kind of swayed towards the other cop as he was presented as hard working which I can relate with.
9. http://mest3sharifeanderson.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/identities-feminism-and-newdigital-media.html
Every day sexism
10. http://mest3sharifeanderson.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/1-how-might-this-video-contribute-to.html
McRobbie
Task 2
1. http://mest3sharifeanderson.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/ndm-rupert-murdoch-takeover.html
Rupert Murdoch
2. http://mest3sharifeanderson.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/ndm-companys-performance-in-digital-age.html
Takeover - Murdoch
3. http://mest3sharifeanderson.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/ndm-white-house-and-russia-vs-fbi.html
Whitehouse, Russia and FBI
4. http://mest3sharifeanderson.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/ndm-trumps-media-ban.html
Trump Media ban
5. http://mest3sharifeanderson.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/ndm-uk-news-rupert-murdoch.html
FOX SKY merger
6. http://mest3sharifeanderson.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/ndm-wiki-bans-daily-mail.html
Wiki bans Daily Mail
7. http://mest3sharifeanderson.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/ndm-fake-news.html
Fake news
8. http://mest3sharifeanderson.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/ndm-twitter-finance.html
Twitter finance
9. http://mest3sharifeanderson.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/ndm-21st-century-bid.html
Rupert Murdoch
10. http://mest3sharifeanderson.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/ndm-snapchat-finance.html
Snapchat finance
