T’QUIZ 2much2young to POMO

Too Much Too YoungToo Much Too Young

Time permitting, we’ll look at the Time permitting, we’ll look at the representation of youth as a back-up representation of youth as a back-up case study.case study.

To get us thinking about this…To get us thinking about this…1)1) Which special ska band (this is going Which special ska band (this is going

back to the golden 80s!) had back to the golden 80s!) had much too much, much too youngmuch too much, much too young??

2)2) ITV2 used the ‘Too Much Too Young’ title ITV2 used the ‘Too Much Too Young’ title recently as an intertextual reference for recently as an intertextual reference for a typically trashy reality show – for 5 a typically trashy reality show – for 5 points, what was the subject of this points, what was the subject of this show?show?

Too Much Too YoungToo Much Too Young Time permitting, we’ll look at the representation Time permitting, we’ll look at the representation

of youth as a back-up case study.of youth as a back-up case study. To get us thinking about this…To get us thinking about this…1)1) Which special ska band (this is going back to Which special ska band (this is going back to

the golden 80s!) had the golden 80s!) had much too much, much too youngmuch too much, much too young? ? THE THE SPECIALSSPECIALS!!

2)2) ITV2 used the ‘Too Much Too Young’ title ITV2 used the ‘Too Much Too Young’ title recently as an intertextual reference for a recently as an intertextual reference for a typically trashy reality show – for 5 points, what typically trashy reality show – for 5 points, what was the subject of was the subject of this showthis show? ? TEEN BOOB TEEN BOOB JOBS JOBS – – reflective of the body-image pressures reflective of the body-image pressures which many argue are created by media which many argue are created by media representations (we will look at some of the representations (we will look at some of the academic arguments around teen magsacademic arguments around teen mags))

Too Much Too YoungToo Much Too Young

3)3) Which 3 films featuring young Which 3 films featuring young protagonists did we examine last protagonists did we examine last year? [1 point for each]year? [1 point for each]

4)4) Which video game franchise has Which video game franchise has been prominent in the moral panic been prominent in the moral panic framed around games consoles, framed around games consoles, featuring pimping and random acts featuring pimping and random acts of violence?of violence?

Too Much Too YoungToo Much Too Young

3)3) Which 3 films featuring young Which 3 films featuring young protagonists did we examine last year?protagonists did we examine last year?

THIS IS ENGLAND, SON OF RAMBOW, THIS IS ENGLAND, SON OF RAMBOW, MICKYBO & ME MICKYBO & ME [1 point for each][1 point for each]

4)4) Which Which video game franchise has been prominvideo game franchise has been prominent in the moral panic ent in the moral panic framed around games consoles, framed around games consoles, featuring pimping and random acts of featuring pimping and random acts of violence?violence?

GRAND THEFT AUTO GRAND THEFT AUTO [1 point][1 point]

Brass Tacks II: The Next Brass Tacks II: The Next GenerationGeneration

For a couple of swift bonus points…For a couple of swift bonus points…A.A. Name Name this filmthis film – bonus for (i) – bonus for (i)

director (ii) year of releasedirector (ii) year of release [pause at 1:30][pause at 1:30]

B.B. Name Name this TV showthis TV show – from the – from the maverick director of maverick director of Four Lions. Four Lions. Bonus for writer/director Bonus for writer/director [cake story][cake story]

C.C. Where can you see Where can you see Four Lions Four Lions on a cinema screen this week?on a cinema screen this week?

Brass Tacks II: The Next Brass Tacks II: The Next GenerationGeneration

For a couple of For a couple of swift bonus points…swift bonus points…

A.A. Name Name this filmthis film – – bonus for (i) bonus for (i) director (ii) year of director (ii) year of releaserelease A Room For A Room For Romeo Brass Romeo Brass (Shane (Shane Meadows, 1999)Meadows, 1999)

B.B. Name Name this TV showthis TV show – – from the from the maverick maverick director of director of Four Four Lions. Lions. Bonus for Bonus for writer/director writer/director [cake story] [cake story] Brass Eye, Brass Eye, (Chris Morris on C4 (Chris Morris on C4 1997, 2001 – see 1997, 2001 – see wikiwiki))

Brass Tacks II: The Next Brass Tacks II: The Next GenerationGeneration

C.C. Where can you see Where can you see Four Four Lions Lions on a cinema screen on a cinema screen this week? this week? Bradford Bradford National Media National Media MuseumMuseum

2 bonus points for each of 2 bonus points for each of these: You have exactly these: You have exactly 3mins to find out (i) 3mins to find out (i) which which screenscreen/date/time /date/time the film is on! (ii) the the film is on! (ii) the production company production company (have it written down and (have it written down and be sat down again) (iii) be sat down again) (iii) which TV company co-which TV company co-funded it (iv) note a basic funded it (iv) note a basic narrative summarynarrative summary

When we’ve looked at your When we’ve looked at your answers for this, we’ll answers for this, we’ll look at the trailer, and look at the trailer, and consider how this film consider how this film seeks to satirise the m---- seeks to satirise the m---- p---- around ‘Islamic’ p---- around ‘Islamic’ terrorism (terrorism (3 points for 3 points for completing that phrasecompleting that phrase))

Brass Tacks II: The Next Brass Tacks II: The Next GenerationGeneration

C.C. Where can you see Where can you see Four Lions Four Lions on a on a cinema screen this week? cinema screen this week? Bradford Bradford National Media MuseumNational Media Museum

2 bonus points for each of these: You 2 bonus points for each of these: You have exactly 3mins to find out (i) have exactly 3mins to find out (i) which which screenscreen/date/time the film is /date/time the film is on!on!PV, Thurs 25PV, Thurs 25thth, 8.30 w/ Q+A!!!, 8.30 w/ Q+A!!! (ii) the production company (have it (ii) the production company (have it written down and be sat down again) written down and be sat down again) WarpWarp (iii) which TV company co- (iii) which TV company co-funded it funded it Film4 Film4 (iv) note a basic (iv) note a basic narrative summary narrative summary hapless hapless Jihadis…Jihadis…

When we’ve looked at your answers for When we’ve looked at your answers for this, we’ll this, we’ll look at the trailerlook at the trailer, and , and consider how this film seeks to consider how this film seeks to satirise the msatirise the moraloral p panicanic around around ‘Islamic’ terrorism (‘Islamic’ terrorism (3 points for 3 points for completing that phrasecompleting that phrase))

Do Panic!Do Panic! Each group now has 5 Each group now has 5

mins to research the mins to research the concept ‘moral panics’, concept ‘moral panics’, including some detail on including some detail on Stanley Cohen, and at Stanley Cohen, and at least one example of a least one example of a moral panic from the last moral panic from the last decade. Any info you find decade. Any info you find must be written down, not must be written down, not printed off, and the source printed off, and the source noted.noted.

You will then have 1 min to You will then have 1 min to summarise your findings to summarise your findings to the rest of the class – 5 the rest of the class – 5 points for every group who points for every group who provide an account which provide an account which satisfies your colleagues’ satisfies your colleagues’ thirst for knowledge…thirst for knowledge…

Do Panic!Do Panic!As Eldridge describes "The media, wittingly or unwittingly, reproduce the definitions of the powerful." [Eldridge 1997: 65] This document will examine not only the essence and origin of the term 'moral panic' but the very important nature of the media's involvement in the whole process of creating a 'moral panic'.

It was Stanley Cohen, in his work, Folk Devils and Moral Panics. (1987) who first coined the term 'moral panics'. He defined the concept as a sporadic episode which, as it occurs, subjects society to bouts of moral panic, or in other terms, worry about the values and principles which society upholds which may be in jeopardy. He describes its characteristics as "a condition, episode, person or group of persons [who] become defined as a threat to societal values and interests." [Cohen, 1987: 9] Cohen goes on to discuss the way in which the mass media fashions these episodes, or stylises them, amplifying the nature of the facts and consequently turning them into a national issue, when the matter could have been contained on a local level.

Source: “What are ‘moral panics?” by Hayley Burns (http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Students/hrb9701.html) – found by googling ‘stanley cohen moral panics’ … though there are also books on this topic in F6!!!

The wiki defThe wiki def ‘‘A A moral panicmoral panic is the intensity of feeling expressed in a is the intensity of feeling expressed in a

populationpopulation about an issue that appears to threaten the about an issue that appears to threaten the social ordersocial order..[1][1] According to According to Stanley CohenStanley Cohen, author of , author of Folk Folk Devils and Moral PanicsDevils and Moral Panics (1972), a moral panic occurs when (1972), a moral panic occurs when "[a] condition, episode, person or group of persons emerges "[a] condition, episode, person or group of persons emerges to become defined as a threat to to become defined as a threat to societal valuessocietal values and and interests."interests."[2][2] Those who start the panic when they fear a Those who start the panic when they fear a threat to prevailing social or threat to prevailing social or culturalcultural values are known by values are known by researchers as "researchers as "moral entrepreneursmoral entrepreneurs", while people who ", while people who supposedly threaten the social order have been described as supposedly threaten the social order have been described as ""folk devilsfolk devils." Moral panics are in essence controversies that ." Moral panics are in essence controversies that involve arguments and social tension and in which involve arguments and social tension and in which disagreement is difficult because the matter at its center is disagreement is difficult because the matter at its center is taboo.[3] The media have long operated as agents of moral taboo.[3] The media have long operated as agents of moral indignation, even when they are not self-consciously indignation, even when they are not self-consciously engaged in crusading or muckraking. Simply reporting the engaged in crusading or muckraking. Simply reporting the facts can be enough to generate concern, anxiety or panic.facts can be enough to generate concern, anxiety or panic.[4]’[4]’

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_panic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_panic

Who Dis?Who Dis?……and how and how

does he tie does he tie into the issue into the issue of moral of moral panics? [1 panics? [1 point for point for name, 2 for name, 2 for explaining explaining the link to the link to moral panics]moral panics]

Who Dis?Who Dis? ……and how does and how does

he tie into the he tie into the issue of moral issue of moral panics? [1 point panics? [1 point for name, 2 for for name, 2 for explaining the explaining the link to moral link to moral panics]panics]

Bit of a clue there in the BBC4 logo…

Its legendary Guardian columnist CHARLIE BROOKER, whose series (still available on iPlayer for another few days) Newswipe dissects how the news media construct frameworks for news stories, often distorting facts to fit these. This is also reflected in his Guardian column, most recently a look at the ‘M-Cat’ story. An excellent contemporary source for examples of moral panics.

See http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qbq57, http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/charliebrooker or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Brooker

Double D StandardsDouble D Standards

Mixed MessagesMixed Messages Thursday, September 18th, 2008Thursday, September 18th, 2008 I always thought the I always thought the

Daily Mail was anti-paedophilia. Being anti-Daily Mail was anti-paedophilia. Being anti-paedophilia is a good thing, obviously, paedophilia is a good thing, obviously, because paedophilia is wrong.because paedophilia is wrong.

But now I’m confused, because today they ran But now I’m confused, because today they ran a “story” on somebody called a “story” on somebody called Dakota FanningDakota Fanning, , which basically amounted to “Look at this which basically amounted to “Look at this really fit 14 year-old girl!”really fit 14 year-old girl!”

Don’t feel dirty, it’s not your fault, they seem to Don’t feel dirty, it’s not your fault, they seem to say. She say. She “looked mature beyond her 14 “looked mature beyond her 14 years”years”. And besides, she’s not really a child . And besides, she’s not really a child any more, she has any more, she has “passed the awkward “passed the awkward stage”stage” (with flying colours, no less!). (with flying colours, no less!).

It’s almost up there with the notorious Daily It’s almost up there with the notorious Daily Star which ran an outraged story on the Brass Star which ran an outraged story on the Brass Eye “Paedogeddon” special directly opposite a Eye “Paedogeddon” special directly opposite a picture of a 15 year-old Charlotte Church to picture of a 15 year-old Charlotte Church to show how big her tits had gotten.show how big her tits had gotten.

The The Daily Mail Daily Mail was so outraged over the Ross/Brand phone call was so outraged over the Ross/Brand phone call incident that they included handy pictures of the niece in question incident that they included handy pictures of the niece in question wearing very little clothing in their report. As this blogger flags up, wearing very little clothing in their report. As this blogger flags up, similar blatant double standards were on display with the response to similar blatant double standards were on display with the response to the the Brass Eye Brass Eye ‘paedageddon special’. His language is crude, but the ‘paedageddon special’. His language is crude, but the point is a good one on the double standards effecting coverage of point is a good one on the double standards effecting coverage of youth:youth:

Source: Underblog.co.uk (http://www.randall100.f2s.com/category/general/)

We Wuz RobbedWe Wuz Robbed

A.A. Which right-wing politician attracted Which right-wing politician attracted the ire of the usually friendly right-the ire of the usually friendly right-wing press when he dared to wing press when he dared to suggest that as a society we should suggest that as a society we should consider more carefully the consider more carefully the underlying causes of so-called anti-underlying causes of so-called anti-social behaviour and youth crime?social behaviour and youth crime?

B.B. And what was the alliterative 3-And what was the alliterative 3-word phrase invented by the press word phrase invented by the press to mock this apparent touchy-feely to mock this apparent touchy-feely approach?approach?

We Wuz We Wuz RobbedRobbed

A.A. Which right-wing politician attracted the ire of the usually Which right-wing politician attracted the ire of the usually friendly right-wing press when he dared to suggest that as a friendly right-wing press when he dared to suggest that as a society we should consider more carefully the underlying society we should consider more carefully the underlying causes of so-called anti-social behaviour and youth crime? causes of so-called anti-social behaviour and youth crime? David CameronDavid Cameron

B.B. And what was the alliterative 3-word phrase invented by the And what was the alliterative 3-word phrase invented by the press to mock this apparent touchy-feely approach? press to mock this apparent touchy-feely approach? Hug a Hug a hoodiehoodie

For 1 point each, name the 3 powerful men being lampooned by Guardian cartoonist Steve Bell here

(L-R) Rupert Murdoch; Tony Blair; David Cameron

In Theory (1)In Theory (1)

Who dis? (1 point)Who dis? (1 point) What is his main theory What is his main theory

known as? (1 point)known as? (1 point) What is the title of his What is the title of his

best known writing? (1 best known writing? (1 point)point)

Clue: hunchbacked Clue: hunchbacked Italian MarxistItalian Marxist

For bonus points, which For bonus points, which artist’s style is used in artist’s style is used in this image (1point) – this image (1point) – and what theory is this and what theory is this an example of (2 an example of (2 points)?points)?

In Theory (1)In Theory (1) Who dis? (1 point)Who dis? (1 point) What is his main theory What is his main theory

known as? (1 point)known as? (1 point) What is the title of his What is the title of his

best known writing? (1 best known writing? (1 point)point)

Clue: hunchbacked Clue: hunchbacked Italian MarxistItalian Marxist

For bonus points, which For bonus points, which artist’s style is used in artist’s style is used in this image (1point) – this image (1point) – and what theory is this and what theory is this an example of (2 an example of (2 points)?points)?

ANTONIO GRAMSCI

HEGEMONY

THE PRISON NOTEBOOKS

ANDY WARHOL

POSTMODERNISMFor 2 more bonus points: who jailed Gramsci and why?

Il Duce (Italian fascist dictator Mussolini, here with his close ally

In Theory (1)In Theory (1)

You now have exactly TEN minutes to research two You now have exactly TEN minutes to research two theories, aiming for a 2-3min presentation to follow theories, aiming for a 2-3min presentation to follow (use presentation software if you wish). Begin your (use presentation software if you wish). Begin your presentation with an outline of HEGEMONY, and presentation with an outline of HEGEMONY, and illustrate how this applies to Media, then move on to illustrate how this applies to Media, then move on to the theory of POSTMODERNISM, providing examples the theory of POSTMODERNISM, providing examples of postmodern media texts, and trying to explain of postmodern media texts, and trying to explain why postmodernism is attacked by many Media why postmodernism is attacked by many Media theorists.theorists.

10 points for any team that gets a thumbs up from a 10 points for any team that gets a thumbs up from a majority; 5 bonus for the team considered the bestmajority; 5 bonus for the team considered the best

3 bonus points if you name any of the eg’s of pomo 3 bonus points if you name any of the eg’s of pomo texts I’ll give on the next slide, including a genre-texts I’ll give on the next slide, including a genre-defining movie by a director with divine initialsdefining movie by a director with divine initials