Homework - due Monday 16th

Complete your essay on Happy Valley.

Further Reading for the Contemporary Media Issues Exam Question

This is a feature on the star of No Offence, the new drama that's just started on Channel 4. She discusses the representation of female sexuality and how she does not conform to the stereotypes.

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jan/04/no-offence-joanna-scanlan-paul-abbott-female-police-sexual-being?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Classwork for Week 16

Compare and contrast the way the character of Catherine is presented to the audience in her two confrontations with Tommy Lee Royce in Episode 4 of Happy Valley Series 1.

You must analyse the representations of women using media language and terminology and link these to relevant media theory.

Classwork - 15th December 2016

Find as many online newspaper articles as you can from the mainstream press (Guardian, Mirror, Telegraph, Mail, etc) that include interesting or noteworthy representations of women. Create a document or blog post that includes all your links along with a brief description of what the article shows and why you chosen it. You will need lots of these for the exam.

We will look at these in greater detail after Christmas.

Last Tango In Paris Controversy

This is referred to in the previous article:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/dec/04/last-tango-in-paris-director-says-maria-schneider-butter-scene-not-consensual

Article on TV treatment of rape

http://variety.com/2016/tv/features/rape-tv-television-sweet-vicious-jessica-jones-game-of-thrones-1201934910/

Homework - due Thursday 15th December

Research Sally Wainwright, the writer of Happy Valley and produce biography of her as a television writer, especially focusing on her creation of strong female parts. Also, include a section on the critical response to Happy Valley (particularly season 1) and quote your sources.

You will need to read lots of different sources to do this effectively. Online reviews, newspapers and interviews will help.

Factual information can be found on IMDB as well as Wikipedia.