2. How can the youth seen as a collective
identity?
David Snow
Although there is no consensual definition of
collective identity, discussions of the concept
suggests that its essence resides in a shared
sense of âone-nessâ or âwe-nessâ.
3. Shared Experiences
⢠Adolescence- physically and emotionally
maturing
⢠School/Education
⢠Finding Work
⢠Experimentation-drugs, culture, crime
⢠Creating an identity that isn't created by
school/parents/authority
5. Youth Representation
⢠Historically representations of teenagers have
been varied in the media but especially more
within recent years teenagers have been
represented more negatively.
6. Youth Representation
⢠In the past teenagers were
represented as obedient, conforming
young people who were un-sexualized
and unsusceptible to the negatives of
the world.
7. Youth Representation.
⢠Media texts such as âGood Mannersâ 1930 and
âThe young Onesâ 1961 can be noted to have a
positive representation of youth.
⢠However, negative representations of youth is
not a new thing.
8. Youth representation
⢠1945-60 Birth of the Teen
⢠1960s-Mods and Rockers-two conflicting
British youth subcultures
⢠1960s negative stereotypes of youth
⢠Example film âQuadropheniaâ 1979-set in
1965- follows the story of a London Mod.
9. Giroux 1997 Youth as empty category
⢠Representations of youth vary through the
generations.
⢠The way in which representations are chosen
is through the current fears of society at that
time, what is perceived to be threatening to
them (society).
⢠Youth threaten the structures of dominant
ideologies. Youth representations are filled
through the interests of the adult world.
10. Today
⢠Youth can be argued to be a social problem which
is often represented in TV and Film today.
⢠Youth representations today can be argued to
continue the negative stereotype of the 60s.
⢠However, the change in youth social identity has
also had a impact in the change of media
representation.
11. Today
⢠Youth can be represented in accordance with
popular notions of adolescence- mood swings,
risky behaviour, rebellious, argumentative, etc.
⢠Youth are let down by adults- Parents not being
around, spending too much time with peers, etc.
⢠Youth represented as part of a subculture- Gangs
12. Class Activity
Referring to E20 and The Inbetweeners discuss:
⢠How teenagers are represented¡
⢠How they talk to each other¡
⢠Their costume & how they dress¡
⢠What storylines/situations they are involved
in
⢠whether it was a positive or negative
representation
13. Essay Plan
⢠Answer Prompt Question One
⢠Introduction:
⢠Comment on the power of the media
⢠Quote on identity
⢠Explain your approach-which media you are
using e.g. film/TV
14. Essay Plan
⢠Main Body
⢠Compare how British Youth are represented through
film and TV texts.
⢠Briefly refer to historical changes to get the point
across.
⢠Explain in turn making links where necessary the
ideologies presented in the texts.
⢠Discuss representation via referring to the micro areas.
⢠Bring in terminology (e.g. stereotypes) and how
theory/theorists either support or do not support your
examples wherever possible)