Kaashif A level Exam

 1) Gilroy suggests that racial identities are historically constructed- formed by colonization, slavery, nationalist philosophies and consumer capitalism. 2) Gilroy explains that " Race is not the eternal cause of racism but is its complex, unstable product. Neither race nor racism is the exclusive property of the minorities who are there primary victims. 3) Ethnic absolutism is a line of thinking which sees humans are part of different ethnic compartments with race as the base of human differentiation. 4) Diaspora means the scattering of people and a diaspora is generally considered to exist within a small group in scattered numbers across continents. Identities of individuals within a diaspora are formed over time, as a result of historical social and cultural relationships within the group and other groups. 5) The common/dominant representation of black Britons was "an external and estranged from the imagined community that is the nation." 6) Gilroy believes that dia...

Magazine: Front cover practical Mens Health: Audience Mens Health: Language and representation Mens health: Industry Oh Comely: Audience Oh Comely: Language and representation Oh Comely: Industry

 Front Cover 1) The masthead's typography is written in a sort of handwriting style most likely in an attempt to make the magazine feel more casual and friendly almost like a diary. 2) The words under the masthead introducing the topics contained within the magazines helps tell us that the audience seem to enjoy being invested in a lot of different types of media like film, fashion and music. 3) The cover lines surrounding the magazine create a sense of enigma for the audience as Oh Comely's coverlines taunt the readers with subjects of interest but dont disclose much information about it beckoning them to open the magazine for answers. 4) Oh Comely's centre image subverts several conventions of other standard magazines. The model goes against the stereotypes of female models being shown in the media with them showing very few feminine traits.  5) Oh Comely's representation of gender seems to be focused on empowering femininity in they're own expressive way. Instead...

Audience   1) Teen Vogues mission statement is to educate enlighten and empower they're audience to create a more inclusive environment. This already shows that one of the audience pleasures that they're audience will gain by consuming they're media is surveillance, personal relationship and identity. 2) Teen Vogue's target audience seems to be teenage female reformers and explorers who reside within gen z or millennial's. They're audience contains 63% of millenials/gen z. 3) Some of the audience pleasures gained by Teen Vogues readership are surveillance, personal relationship and identity. These pleasures aren't that different compared to magazines since they both offer the same information but just onto a new format thats available to everyone. 4) The political stories that Teen Vouge publishes are supposed to create some kind of controversy. Audiences are placed in a position to agree with they're perspective or at the least create some kind of confl...