Sheldon Media A Level Coursework- Mr Halsey

 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? This is because the music video is constructed like a film. 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. Deprived, forgotten, run down and angry, these were places where young people, black and white, erupted. In these neglected parts of London, Birmingham, Leeds and Liverpool the young, the unemplo...

 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, 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'?  This is because in pop culture   all the cowboys are in films are tv shows are usually white  and people view the idea of black cowboys as foreign because   the black cowboys are under represented  4) How has the black cowboy aesthetic been reflected by the fashion industry? an organization of black community leaders in California called Compton Cowboys has blazed a trail by preserving the hi...

 1) Type up your feedback in full (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential).  total = 17=C WWW: There is  clearly  knowledge  of  the  text and film genres  across  the question . now it's about exam techniques. EBI: question  focus... particularly for the25 mark  essays  - Revise ideology  + the CSP - Written English  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).  • A range of different genres are suggested on the poster – e.g. the background is almost space (sci-fi); the silver symbol in the background alludes to comic books/Marvel universe; the woman on the left suggests martial arts or kung-fu movies – this is reinforced by the faint images in the background (man in mid-air kick on right-hand side); the helicopte...

 Background and cultural contexts Read this Vox feature and podcast transcript on Lil Nas X and Old Town Road. Make sure you read the whole thing - including the podcast transcript - then answer the following questions:  1) What is the big debate regarding Old Town Road and genre? The debate of old town road  is that old town road is not country  enough  and was removed form the country billboard 100 charts which lead to a debate in  which  people where calling  the billboard chart 100 racist.   2) What do you learn about the background of Lil Nas X and Old Town Road from the podcast transcript?   The song's unique blend of country and hip-hop, which he termed "country-trap," disrupted the music charts and sparked a conversation about genre boundaries and inclusion in country music but the song Lil Nas X found the beat for "Old Town Road" in October 2018 and began writing it after his sister told him he had to move out soo...