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Narrative When did they emerge? Was most popular musical stage shows of the early and mid 19th  century  founded by comic enactment of racial stereotypes  featured exaggerated protrayal f african american music. culture. vernacular english for entertainment performers both white and black donned blackface shows white men blackening their faces wit burnt court to lampoon blacks sentimentalised s;ave life on southern plantations  blacks were showed as native buffoons who sand and danced the days away stealing occasional watermelon  expressing their inexplicable love for ol mash minstrel was the first example of the way american culture  would exploit and manipulate afro-americans and their culture coon- silent and uneducated adult male mammie- an overweight older black maid mother like character  pickaninny- unkept and uneducated malnourished black male child

When its first mastoid  beats started booming their way out of east London council estates in the early noughties, it sounded like alien music. The lyrics were in a language that most of us didn’t understand. It’s about community. Before a small-ish crew of Londoners struggling on the fringes of society decided to get together and talk about what their life was like, a huge section of London (and British) life was just glossed over by the mainstream. Now, a previously mute generation of Londoners has a voice.  During the early 2000s, something distinctly British was born— grime . The UK’s homegrown response to Hip Hop. A darker, unrelenting sound with a 140bpm backbone. It always packed a punch. And though the two music scenes shared some similarities, grime was born from  reggae, dance-hall and garage . Grime  is not garage  Grime  is not jungle  Grime  is not hip-hop and  Grime  is not ragga.  Grime  is a mix between all...

Feared, derided, misunderstood and still resolutely un-hugged, the utilitarian, hugely popular sportswear garment, the hoodie, has staged a comeback against a backdrop of pyromania and rioting. Worn by millions every day, a generation's default wardrobe choice was transformed into an instant criminal cloak for London's looting youth. It may be more newsworthy now, but the hoodie and the folk devil it represents have been with us for a long time. As for the hoodie, its mass adoption as an everyday item began with the parallel popularity of hip-hop imported from the US in the 1980s, where rappers modelled themselves as athletes in a bid to emulate the power and success of world-beating sports stars. The corporate balance sheet of Adidas would doubtless be a lot poorer without the patronage of rappers Run-DMC, or reggae star Bob Marley. Hip-hop later turned to gang culture for its stylistic cues, and it is probably impossible to say whether gangsters modelled themselves on hip...

Structuralism Introduction Structuralism is the idea of of analysing deep structure and the underlying culture phenomena. Structuralism, in other words gives, you  blueprint that you can redraw to map onto whatever you want. it is an interpretation of behaviour .

How are women portrayed in the media? Are there differences between the different media platforms? Make reference to the following media platforms TV (news and reality TV) and film The majority of woman in media are seen as sexual objects. This is due to the interpretation that beauty and appearance are keys to success for a woman in society. In media there are stigmas such as revealing costumes and a flawless appearance that attracts an audience to view or a buy  How are men represented in the media? What role did the media play after WW2?

In the beginning of the video there is long shot of a woman with a glittery costume. the costume makes her stand out and indicates to audiences that she is the main character in the video. Her costume links to the genre of the music as electro pop is about dance and her outfit resembles something from show business. we are unsure who the artist is as her back is facing the audience, she is walking by herself towards an entrance which may be an indicator that she's single and