What do they have in common?

Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves?

LO To analyse how Romany gypsies and Irish travellers are represented in the media

What ideas/words are associated with the term gypsies and travellers? Where do these ideas come from?

Thieves?

Gypsies/ Travellers

Patriarchal?

Caravans?

Snatch (2000) buying a caravan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ov4TlK lCog

Gypsies and Travellers

Gypsies

Both

Travellers

How do the contemporary media represent nations, regions and ethnic/social/collective groups of people in different ways? (50marks)
Analyse the content you have been given How are gypsies and travellers represented? Which institution is it? How does this affect the reading? How is it mediated? Which theories could help to support your answer?

 Grabbing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAbiFuhsLTY A Good Mourning http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPA_-hKbsd8 March On http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjqgif5ddFg Not So Traditional http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEOr-tbJBiU Hen Night http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eucwzzx7YTI

My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding (2012)

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/broadcasters/c4s-bigger-fattergypsier-ads-ruled-offensive/5047272.article

Travellers Time (web)

http://www.travellerstimes.org.uk/website/ Home.htm Travellers attack C4 over series http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/feb/ 14/travellers-attack-channel4-gypsywedding

Blogger (web)
Pip Open letter to C4 http://pipopotamus.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02 /open-letter-to-chanel-4.html C4s response http://www.channel4.com/4viewers/editors -blog/an-open-letter-to-pipogypopotamus Thelmas Gypsy Lies http://pipopotamus.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07 /thelmas-gypsy-lies.html

SHEP
Social Historical Economical Political

Examples from the last 5 years Where candidates refer to only one media area in their answer, the mark scheme clearly indicates that marks will be restricted to a maximum of top of level 1. Where candidates fail to provide or infer historical references and / or future projections, marks will be restricted to a maximum of top of level 3 for use of examples only.

AOs
AO1 (15%) Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of media concepts, contexts and critical debates, using terminology appropriately and with accurate and coherent written expression. AO2 (10%) Apply knowledge and understanding to show how meanings are created when analysing media products and evaluating their own practical work.

Homework
Read and annotate the article Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves? (p30) in Media Magazine (Dec 2012). It also suggests other texts.
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Complete essay question using assessment criteria There are a number of other articles which could be useful research for your exam

Collective Identity
http://petesmediablog.blogspot.co.uk/2011 /05/collective-identity-exam-questions.html http://petesmediablog.blogspot.co.uk/2010 /03/media-and-collective-identity.html