Media Blog 2 (Frankly)

1) Type up your feedback in  full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). WWW : some good detail about context in Question 2. EBI : You MUST attempt every question - just do a textural analysis if unsure. 2) Read the whole mark scheme for this assessment carefully. Identify at least one potential point that you missed out on for each question in the assessment (even if you got full marks for the question). I just have to make sure I answer all the questions in the paper, plus make sure my context is tighter. 3) The first question demanded a response using postmodern terminology. Write a definition here of the three main terms: Bricolage:   texts constructed from debris of other texts. Texts borrow things from a variety of different texts to form something new. Pastiche: Essentially another fancy word for parody. Intertextuality :  when the conventions of one genre are alluded to in another, or when a specific cultural reference is made

 Background and historical contexts 1)  Why does the writer link the song to cinematic soundtracks and music hall tradition? "It’s an odd, eerie song, nodding to pop convention and sitting wilfully outside of it. It’s included, in passing, in Dorian Lynskey’s beautifully written book on protest songs, “33 Revolutions Per Minute”, but unlike the band’s “Free Nelson Mandela” does not merit its own chapter."  2) What subcultures did 2 Tone emerge from in the late 1970s? "2 Tone had emerged stylistically from the  Mod and Punk subcultures  and its musical roots and the people in it, audiences and bands, were both black and white. Ska and the related Jamaican  Rocksteady  were its musical foundations." 3) What social contexts are discussed regarding the UK in 1981? "England was hit by recession and away from rural Skinhead nights, riots were breaking out across its urban areas.  “Ghost Town” was the mournful sound of these riots, a poetic protest. It articulates ang

  Wider reading on race and Old Town Road Read this W Magazine deep dive on the Yeehaw agenda and answer the following questions:  1) What are the visual cues the article lists as linked to the western genre?  Cowboy hats, cow prints, rhinestones, and fringed suede jackets. 2) How did the Yeehaw agenda come about?  In September 2018, the trend of black pop-culture figures wearing cowboy garb was dubbed the “Yeehaw Agenda” by Bri Malandro, a Texas-based pop-culture archivist. 3) Why has it been suggested that the black cowboy has been 'erased from American culture'?  "The imagery associated with Americana has been overwhelmingly white, so much so that the Studio Museum in Harlem even held a “Black Cowboy” exhibition two years ago, featuring photographic works from Kahlil Joseph, Deanna Lawson, and Chandra McCormick that aimed to bring the black cowboy to the forefront of western history." 4) How has the black cowboy aesthetic been reflected by the fashion industry? &qu