Hebdige, Dick (1979). Subculture: The Meaning of StyleHuq,
my text is about the skinhead subculture which links in with this book along with Hebdige being one of my theorist as his studies are about the subcultures and thier dress trends which is very important in my study.
Rupa (2006) 'Beyond subculture' Thornton,
Sarah (1995). Club Cultures: Music, Media, and Subcultural Capital
this book focuses on media representation and music which both tie in with the themes of my text as it shows how cultures were presented in the media and also links in with the unity of blacks and whites throught the love of music in my text.
McKay, George (2005) Circular Breathing: The Cultural Politics of Jazz in Britain
britian has been known for its violence and differences due to music and diff in culture..this is shown in my text where diff people clach due to cultural backgrounds...but love of music.
Skinhead, Suedehead, etc. by Richard Allen
skinheads are the main characters in my text...well the text is based on skinheads so a book about skinheads will help in all ways to understand what skinheads were about as they evolved to stand for different things in diff eras...
other books:
Boot Boys
Demo
Dragon Skins
Knuckle Girls
Mod Rule
Punk Rock
Skinhead
Skinhead Escapes
Skinhead Farewell
Skinhead Girls
Smoothies
Sorts
Suedehead
Teeny Bopper Idol
Terrace Terrors
Top-Gear For Skinhead
Trouble For Skinhead (originally to be titled Skinhead In Trouble)
Spirit of '69 - A Skinhead Bible, Marshall, George (1991).
69 is 2 decades before my text was set however this book is indeed helpful as it guides readers to what skinheads did...what movements they had but also shows what trends they had to show that they were skinheads...thats minus bein a skinhead.
Thursday 15 November 2007
Thursday 1 November 2007
blog buddy
one of my blog buddies is farah who is doin her study on Green street. her study shows ideas about devience and hooliganism which can be linked with my study. her blog is realli good is got alot of analysis and various images and stuff...plus iv seen the film n i tink it will go will with mine. both are british films and show some characters to be from a lower class...
blog buddy from my class is aman because his study is about violence and about the destruction of society although its a sci fi it has relevance with the violence..
blog buddy from my class is aman because his study is about violence and about the destruction of society although its a sci fi it has relevance with the violence..
words
Human interest- appeals to audience
in this is england the topic and issues of racism and the history of skinheads appeals to audiences as is features realsim, and the gritty truth about this country
Close-up shots-
this is engoland uses many close up shots to difine facial expressions along with the meaning of the scene or close up shot...
Deviance- things that are frowned upon by society..
this is england glamorises violence rasicm and crime to an exttent, all actions in this film are deviant and would be looked down upon in todays society...
dominant ideology- an ideology which is dominant within society
in the era of this is england white nationalsm, patriotism and racism were seen as the norm but also a cominant thing in society...
in this is england the topic and issues of racism and the history of skinheads appeals to audiences as is features realsim, and the gritty truth about this country
Close-up shots-
this is engoland uses many close up shots to difine facial expressions along with the meaning of the scene or close up shot...
Deviance- things that are frowned upon by society..
this is england glamorises violence rasicm and crime to an exttent, all actions in this film are deviant and would be looked down upon in todays society...
dominant ideology- an ideology which is dominant within society
in the era of this is england white nationalsm, patriotism and racism were seen as the norm but also a cominant thing in society...
own research..and links
Gary Bushell was a journalist/tv critic/presenter/involved in magazines...he was against the EU and imigration...
Bushell started out as a socialist and was a member of the Trotskyist International Socialists, which became the SWP. The first signs of his move from hard-left thinking were apparent from 1986. In his On The Soap Box' column, Bushell raged against the middle classes, who he claimed had ruined the Labour Party. He also objected to the European Union and unfettered immigration, because he said it under-cut working class wages. He wrote articles supporting the Smithfield meat porters who were fighting to preserve their market, and in favour of St. George's Day, the UDR 4, working class comedians and Page Three girls.[citation needed]
In the 2000s, Bushell's main political focus has been patriotism and individual liberty. He sees his identity as English rather than British. He has campaigned to have St George's Day recognised as a public holiday in England, in the same way Saint Patrick's Day is a holiday in Ireland. He is a vocal opponent of the European Union. Amongst his heroes listed on his MySpace page are George Orwell and Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Bushell started out as a socialist and was a member of the Trotskyist International Socialists, which became the SWP. The first signs of his move from hard-left thinking were apparent from 1986. In his On The Soap Box' column, Bushell raged against the middle classes, who he claimed had ruined the Labour Party. He also objected to the European Union and unfettered immigration, because he said it under-cut working class wages. He wrote articles supporting the Smithfield meat porters who were fighting to preserve their market, and in favour of St. George's Day, the UDR 4, working class comedians and Page Three girls.[citation needed]
In the 2000s, Bushell's main political focus has been patriotism and individual liberty. He sees his identity as English rather than British. He has campaigned to have St George's Day recognised as a public holiday in England, in the same way Saint Patrick's Day is a holiday in Ireland. He is a vocal opponent of the European Union. Amongst his heroes listed on his MySpace page are George Orwell and Percy Bysshe Shelley.
analysis
this clip is when the skinheads raid the corner shop...
This clip begins with the skinheads, who conform to Hebdige's idealogy of subcultures being similar in dress and style, who are graffitying abuse against muslims on a wall "paki cunt" they also leave thier tag "Nashanel Frunt" (national front) which shows that they are not afraid and see thier movement as being right. no faces are shown whilst the graffitying is being done instead all backs are turned from the camera which to me illustated thier actions as being wrong and shameful. the surroundings show the gritty streets of nottinghanshire and also potray that the skinheads are from lower class families. there is a fast change of clips which is in the shop which is featured earlier in the film. (shop is owned by a indian man prefibly muslim) Shaun walks in casuallly and thier is aclose up of his face as he moves close to the till, "gimme a hundred fags, 2 bottles of wine and lager NOW!" this scene illustrates just how much power skinheads thought they had as this is a child speaking a grown man in his shop, something that is unheard off.. the shots used in this scene focus on facial expressions as it is a slightly humorous scene but also deasl with the main issues of racism, white nationalism and the attitudes of skinheads as a sbuculture... Shaun calls the shopkeeper a "paki bastard" this kicks of the scene where he tries to kick Shaun out of the shop, starting by a chase around the shop, the chase is filmed from one angle and shows that skinheads were full of kids. these actions potray a childlike view which is partly correct as the film is about the director Shaun Meadows childhood.
When Conbo ewnters the shop he acts innocent and agrees with the shop keeper about Shauns bad behaviour, this allows the audience to be aware of the real Combo but the shop keeper to be unaware. Whilst the shopkeeper is holding Shaun, Combo pulls out a Knife which he points at the shopkeeper calling him a "Paki" here there is a close up of Combo's facial expression which enforces his racist values. the close up shows the hate and anger he feels towartds the shop keeper without even knowing him, which puts across the ideology that racism was against anyone who was noit white. after Shaun leaves the shop Combo moves closer to the shopkeep "his dad was killed in the Faulklands war, and for what? you people move to this country and take all our jobs" (not exact words) Combo's speach here demonstrates what the Nashanel frunt were and what they stood for... with a close up in this shot (close up of the face being very common throughout the film) shows the seriousness of Combo's ideas, his face being screwed up and into the moment shows that he was affected by the fauklands war or imigrants at some point in his life, this subject is shown to be dear and personal to him. in the 1080's when this was set white nationalism wasnt as common as it wld have been some years prior, skinheads in that era were associated with dr martins and braces, this clip shows that the movement was still present but at a threatening level to anyone who wasnt white. the movement agianst imigrants was due to the area the film was set in, a low class area, and where the unemployment records were extremley high. As combo levaes the the shop he makes a threat to the shopkeeper "this is our lil shandy we'l come ere anytime we like" there is a close up on the shaken shopkeeper who does not retaliate to Combos words, showing that White's in this area were superior that colours, Shaun shows cases of racism being a norm for the White skinheads and being acceptible in this clip. the shopkeeper was stereotyped by being assocaited with curry, looked down upon to the level of "shit". this clip shows many ideologies of the 80's ere, howveer the shots remain the same throughout most of the clip there are many close up shots of the characters to show facial expressions however the film is very black and white kept simple to show the realism of the issues raised in the film. the clip also shows 3 of my main points that will be used in my independant study...racism, subcultures, and white nationalism...
This clip begins with the skinheads, who conform to Hebdige's idealogy of subcultures being similar in dress and style, who are graffitying abuse against muslims on a wall "paki cunt" they also leave thier tag "Nashanel Frunt" (national front) which shows that they are not afraid and see thier movement as being right. no faces are shown whilst the graffitying is being done instead all backs are turned from the camera which to me illustated thier actions as being wrong and shameful. the surroundings show the gritty streets of nottinghanshire and also potray that the skinheads are from lower class families. there is a fast change of clips which is in the shop which is featured earlier in the film. (shop is owned by a indian man prefibly muslim) Shaun walks in casuallly and thier is aclose up of his face as he moves close to the till, "gimme a hundred fags, 2 bottles of wine and lager NOW!" this scene illustrates just how much power skinheads thought they had as this is a child speaking a grown man in his shop, something that is unheard off.. the shots used in this scene focus on facial expressions as it is a slightly humorous scene but also deasl with the main issues of racism, white nationalism and the attitudes of skinheads as a sbuculture... Shaun calls the shopkeeper a "paki bastard" this kicks of the scene where he tries to kick Shaun out of the shop, starting by a chase around the shop, the chase is filmed from one angle and shows that skinheads were full of kids. these actions potray a childlike view which is partly correct as the film is about the director Shaun Meadows childhood.
When Conbo ewnters the shop he acts innocent and agrees with the shop keeper about Shauns bad behaviour, this allows the audience to be aware of the real Combo but the shop keeper to be unaware. Whilst the shopkeeper is holding Shaun, Combo pulls out a Knife which he points at the shopkeeper calling him a "Paki" here there is a close up of Combo's facial expression which enforces his racist values. the close up shows the hate and anger he feels towartds the shop keeper without even knowing him, which puts across the ideology that racism was against anyone who was noit white. after Shaun leaves the shop Combo moves closer to the shopkeep "his dad was killed in the Faulklands war, and for what? you people move to this country and take all our jobs" (not exact words) Combo's speach here demonstrates what the Nashanel frunt were and what they stood for... with a close up in this shot (close up of the face being very common throughout the film) shows the seriousness of Combo's ideas, his face being screwed up and into the moment shows that he was affected by the fauklands war or imigrants at some point in his life, this subject is shown to be dear and personal to him. in the 1080's when this was set white nationalism wasnt as common as it wld have been some years prior, skinheads in that era were associated with dr martins and braces, this clip shows that the movement was still present but at a threatening level to anyone who wasnt white. the movement agianst imigrants was due to the area the film was set in, a low class area, and where the unemployment records were extremley high. As combo levaes the the shop he makes a threat to the shopkeeper "this is our lil shandy we'l come ere anytime we like" there is a close up on the shaken shopkeeper who does not retaliate to Combos words, showing that White's in this area were superior that colours, Shaun shows cases of racism being a norm for the White skinheads and being acceptible in this clip. the shopkeeper was stereotyped by being assocaited with curry, looked down upon to the level of "shit". this clip shows many ideologies of the 80's ere, howveer the shots remain the same throughout most of the clip there are many close up shots of the characters to show facial expressions however the film is very black and white kept simple to show the realism of the issues raised in the film. the clip also shows 3 of my main points that will be used in my independant study...racism, subcultures, and white nationalism...
self evaluation
1. SELF EVALUATIONEffort : 2- although my attendacne has been low i think my blog and h/w show that i am commited to the subject, i have also caught up with everyone with the work and try n contribute to class discussions wen i can...
Punctuality :4 – i have become apart time student like last year...which is bad n i intend to fix up cuz i dnt want to fail this year..
Submission and quality of homework: 2- Iv done all the h/w set plus iv done extra reseach on theorist and stuff wenever i find somethin new i keep a record of it...
Ability to work independently: 2- I have done lots of work on my own and it is posted up on the blog, and as my topic is diff t the mojority of other people i havnt been able t look at others n copy..
Quality of writing :2- I think my writing has improved since last year. my essays flow much better...
Organisation of Media folder :1- compared to last year my folder is neat and tidy and above all in order which will make it much easier t revise from...
Oral contributions in class :3- I havnt contributed much as i couldv and seein as im a part time student i feel i should contribute alot more...
Standard of Module 5 blog: 1- i think my blog is quit good it has alot of images and newsreports...but i named my blog DREAMWORKS which i must change....
Standard of Module 6 blog: 2- i think my blog has made good progress as i onli started it da week we came back t school so iv caught up with all the work however my name is still on the looser list...
Make a list of three achievements (www) and three targets/areas for improvement (ebi) over the next half-term.www:All the task set have been done in great detail which should help with my independent studyThe things I have found on my own are all relevant and usefulI have put up images and clips from youtube which make the blog look interesting. I also spoke to Gurvweer from the year above who did football factory and got a few points from him main 1 was do ur research and get things checked over as many times as u can...very useful
Ebi:I could start of by gettin my name of the looser list...but contribute more in class, and research in the main points i will raise in my independant study...
Punctuality :4 – i have become apart time student like last year...which is bad n i intend to fix up cuz i dnt want to fail this year..
Submission and quality of homework: 2- Iv done all the h/w set plus iv done extra reseach on theorist and stuff wenever i find somethin new i keep a record of it...
Ability to work independently: 2- I have done lots of work on my own and it is posted up on the blog, and as my topic is diff t the mojority of other people i havnt been able t look at others n copy..
Quality of writing :2- I think my writing has improved since last year. my essays flow much better...
Organisation of Media folder :1- compared to last year my folder is neat and tidy and above all in order which will make it much easier t revise from...
Oral contributions in class :3- I havnt contributed much as i couldv and seein as im a part time student i feel i should contribute alot more...
Standard of Module 5 blog: 1- i think my blog is quit good it has alot of images and newsreports...but i named my blog DREAMWORKS which i must change....
Standard of Module 6 blog: 2- i think my blog has made good progress as i onli started it da week we came back t school so iv caught up with all the work however my name is still on the looser list...
Make a list of three achievements (www) and three targets/areas for improvement (ebi) over the next half-term.www:All the task set have been done in great detail which should help with my independent studyThe things I have found on my own are all relevant and usefulI have put up images and clips from youtube which make the blog look interesting. I also spoke to Gurvweer from the year above who did football factory and got a few points from him main 1 was do ur research and get things checked over as many times as u can...very useful
Ebi:I could start of by gettin my name of the looser list...but contribute more in class, and research in the main points i will raise in my independant study...
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