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  1) Music Video: Introduction - factsheet questions 2) Music Video: Old Town Road CSP 3) Music Video: Postcolonial theory 4) Music Video: Ghost Town CSP 5) Music Video: Postmodernism and music video

  Media Magazine Theory Drop - Postmodernism Create a new blog post called 'Postmodernism in music video: blog tasks'. Read ‘The Theory Drop: Postmodernism’ in MM66  (p26). You'll find our Media Magazine archive here - remember you'll need your Greenford Google login to access. Answer the following questions: 1 ) How does the article define postmodernism in the first page of the article? The article defines postmodernism as a cultural movement that questions traditional beliefs, authority, and accepted ideas about truth. It often experiments with the style and structure of films, books, and other media to challenge the audience’s expectations. 2) What did media theorist and Semiotician Roland Barthes suggest in his essay ' The Death of the Author '? Roland Barthes suggested in his essay TheDeath of the Author that the meaning of a text should not be controlled by the writer’s intentions or opinions. Instead, readers and audiences are free to create their own i...

  Background and historical contexts Read  this excellent analysis from The Conversation website of the impact Ghost Town had both musically and visually . Answer the following questions 1)  Why does the writer link the song to cinematic soundtracks and music hall tradition? The writer links the song to cinematic soundtracks and music hall tradition because the music creates a dramatic and unsettling atmosphere. It reflects the fear and anxiety people felt at the time. 2) What subcultures did 2 Tone emerge from in the late 1970s? 2 Tone emerged from the mod and punk subcultures in the late 1970s. It mixed black and white audiences and musicians together through ska and punk music. 3) What social contexts are discussed regarding the UK  In 1981, the UK was suffering from a recession, unemployment and social unrest. Riots were happening in cities like London, Birmingham, Leeds and Liverpool, where many young and unemployed people clashed with the police. 4) Cultural cr...

  Postcolonial theory: blog tasks 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? The article links western genre visuals to cowboy hats cowboy boots fringe jackets denim shirts rodeo outfits horses desert landscapes and saloon style settings. It also refers to imagery from old western films that shaped whatpeople think western style looks like. 2) How did the Yeehaw agenda come about?  The Yeehaw agenda started when Bri Malandro used the phrase online to describe Black cowboy imagery and western inspired fashion. It spread through social media as people shared photos of Black cowboys from history and modern culture. It then developed into a wider movement that mixed fashion music and identity. 3) Why has it been suggested that the black cowboy has been 'erased from American culture'?  The Black cow...