Youth

Media and Collective Identity

Objective

Linking representation in

the media to

social and cultural movements

and collective identity

• Cult of the Teddy Boy part 2 ( Style and Menace)• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZKbCYpSZPY

• ITN footage from 1950s• http://www.newsplayer.com/teddy-boys-interviewed-in-1950s-england-video

Mamma Don’t Allow /We Are The Lambeth Boys

Which social groups are represented?• • How is the representation of social group made?• • How do these films compare to other media

representations of youth of the time?• • Both films are about young people. What are the

main differences?

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVaU8Sr_qXk

1. Make a list of 5 differences and similarities between Teddy Boys and Hoodies

Refer to We are the Lambeth Boys and 1DAY as well as representation in the NEWS

Watch clips on Youtube to remind yourself!

2. Write 1 page A4 (min) discussing some of these differences and the reasons for them.

http://www.btplc.com/bfi/mcdowell/bb/bfi_mcdowell_main.html

What is Free Cinema?• How did it change representation in film?• • What were the main changes it introduced in

representation in film?• • • Which groups did it represent in cinema?• • • What were the aims and ideals of the movement

regarding representation of social groups?