Monday 17 October 2011

REPRESENTATIONS IN TV DRAMA

We look at historical representations in TV drama in order to see how society both reflects and shapes representation. Stereotyping is a key issue and British drama plays with the expectations an audience  has of iteslf and the way contemporary society is depicted.

Drawing room comedies: My Fair Lady (1956)
Comedy of class: Educating Rita (1980)
Middle-class snobbery: The Good Life (1975) and Keeping Up Appearances (1990-5)


We analyse representations of social class as we screen them. You have a four-page handout to highlight and keep.

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