10 Internet Links
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1341167/
Four Lions
The film Four Lions, shows four incompetent British jihadists set out to train for and commit and act of terror. The film mocks how Muslims are portrayed in society and represent the stereotypes that are placed upon Muslims.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/apr/29/muslim-women-fighting-islamic-extremism
Muslim women: beyond the stereotype
The article shows young British born Muslims fighting the prejudice and stereotypes that they are being faced upon.
http://www.thedailynewsegypt.com/archive/british-drama-probes-muslim-extremists-mind.html
British drama probes Muslim extremists' mind
The article talks about the channel 4 drama Britz. The article talks about the laws passed against Muslims post 9/11 in which the drama reflects upon.
http://www.amp.ghazali.net/6-Stereotyping_Muslims_and_Arabs.pdf
Post 9/11 challenge - stereotyping Muslims and Arabs
The PDF file talks about the different stereotypes that Muslims and Arabs in the media post 9/11. The site also talks about in which ways Muslims are stereotyped.
www2.lse.ac.uk/media@lse/research/EMTEL/.../papers/Ahmed.doc
Young Muslims and Muslim media in Britain
The word document talks about how young Muslims are represented in the mainstream media and how they feel they are reflected in the media.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Bradford_riots
Bradford Riots
Although the Bradford Riots took place in 2001, more than 5 years ago the riots show the hatred that Muslims have faced even months before the 9/11 attacks.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7093390.stm
Muslims 'demonised' by UK media
BBC article shows 91% of Muslims feel that they are being demonised by the media in the UK, the article shows stats and polls that have taken during their research to come to the conclusion.
http://wallscometumblingdown.wordpress.com/2008/10/05/eastenders-shows-that-muslims-are-humancall-the-islamophobia-police/
Eastenders shows that Muslims are human... it's islamophobic!!!
The article talks about how the British drama Eastenders misrepresents the Muslim community. The article talks about how the drama represents Muslim stereotypes not alternative representations.
http://relijournal.com/islam/eastenders-pushing-the-stereotype-to-far-the-masoods/
Eastenders pushing the stereotype to far - The Masoods
The article talks about how Eastenders are representing The Masood family in a negative way and believe that all Muslims behave the same way in which The Masood family are portrayed to.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/3948185/Survey-Most-patriotic-Brits-are-Muslims.html
Survey: Most patriotic Brits are Muslims
The article published in The Sun, shows Muslims in a positive way stating that they are proud to be British and enjoy living in Britain.
Wednesday 30 November 2011
Monday 28 November 2011
Critical Investigation Idea
"How are Muslims represented and stereotyped in British dramas such as Britz?"
Linked Production
The linked production ideas will either be an opening to a British film or an opening to a new series drama. The protagonist in the production will be a young female Muslim who wake up hangover from a night of partying, however realises that she has to come back to reality to her strict life style in which her parents are arranging her arranged marriage to a stranger. The production will portray the stereotypes that Muslims are faced upon.
Who you're working with
Rabia
Critical Investigation keywords
British Drama
EastEnders
Young Muslims
Stereotypes
9/11
7/7
Migrain
M- Media Language
- Mise-en-scene: clothing - mini skirt, short dresses (alternative representation), indian suit (dominant representation)
- Sound: diegetic
- Editing: montage scene of the night before, fade in/out
I-Institution
- Scheduling: watershed period
- Ethics: reconstruction
- Production: non-hollywood
- Broadcast fiction genres: serial/mini series
- Broadcast fiction elements: title sequences - showing the all of the characters, theme tune of the programme
- Genre conventions: Set in the heart of London, Asian characters
R-Representation
- Stereotypes: challenge/reinforce the stereotypes against Muslims
- Gender: protagonist is a young female Muslim
- Positive/negative: reflects society in an unfair, inaccurate manor
A-Audience
- Target audience: young adults, aged between 16-25, middle class background
- Narrative pleasures: escapism and entertainment
- Theories: user and gratification
I-Ideology & Values
- Liberal values: multiculturalism
- Dominant ideology: traditional values
- Positive values: to entertain
N-Narrative
- Narrative roles: female protagonist (Propp)
- Non-linear narrative: flashback to the night before
- Closure: cliffhanger
SHEP
S-Social
- Social factors such as Muslims being stereotyped in society
- The way Muslims are viewed because of their religion and their colour
H-Historical
- After the attacks of 9/11 and 7/7 Muslims have be stereotyped as terrorists
- People like Bin Laden and Sadam Hussein have changed the name of Muslims into negative
- Many Muslim actors are being starred in Hollywood films
- Many Muslims such as Amir Khan have made a positive representations of young Muslims
P-Political
- Government may have a prejudice against Muslims
- BNP/EDL: Banning Muslims against crusaders
Issues & Debates
Stuart Hall - Alternative representations of hegemony
Cultural imperialism perspective - American values and ideologies are imposed upon the rest of the world
Judith Butler - Gender is not the result of nature but is socially constructed
Post 9/11 and 7/7 bombings as well as Bradford riots in the UK and USA have changed the way Muslims are viewed in society as well as the rest of the world
This study fits into the contemporary media landscape because of the ongoing stereotypes against Muslims in which have been represented in British dramas such as Britz and the films such as Four Lions, East is East and Bradford Riots. After the attacks of 9/11 and 7/7 the mainstream media have stereotyped all Muslims to be bombers. The production that I am going to create is going to challenge and these stereotypes.
10 Internet links
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0991005/
The programme Britz shows two young British Muslims radically different directions after 9/11. The site explains the plot of the two part drama.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1341167/
The film Four Lions, shows four incompetent British jihadists set out to train for and commit an act of terror. The film mocks how Muslims are portrayed in society and represent the stereotypes that are placed upon Muslims.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Bradford_riots
Although the Bradford Riots took place in 2001, more than 5 years ago the riots show the hatred that Muslims have faced even months before the 9/11 attacks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9/11_conspiracy_theories
Wikipedia shows what happened in the events of 9/11 America which changed history for the world, forever, and portrayed Muslims in a different way.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7093390.stm
BBC article shows 91% of Muslims feel that they are demonised by the media in the UK, the article shows stats and polls that have taken in their research.
http://www.wkconline.org/resources/pdf/2005muslim_Aslam_Abdullah.pdf
The site shows how Muslims have been represented in the media after the 9/11 attacks.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1852971.stm
The article shows how women who are Muslims denouncing Muslim stereotyped that they are faced upon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mypods_and_Boomsticks
In the Simspons episode Muslims were portrayed as terriosts, trying to blow up the mall in Springfield.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/3948185/Survey-Most-patriotic-Brits-are-Muslims.html
The article published in The Sun, shows Muslims in a positive way stating that they are proud to be British and enjoy living in Britain.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/apr/29/muslim-women-fighting-islamic-extremism
The article shows young British born Muslims fighting the prejudice and stereotypes that they are being faced upon.
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