Question:
How successfully does contemporary British television drama represent oppressed, less powerful or minority groups and identities? Your answer should focus on working class people.
Marking Criteria:
• Quality of argument
• Clarity, structure and focus
• Research and/or use of appropriate sources
• Presentation
Assessment tips:
• Read widely in social history, sociology or any other relevant fields as well as television studies
• Use journal articles and newspaper articles as well as books to access the most up-to-date research and commentary on your topic
• Show that you are aware of traditions within British television drama, referring to a range of dramas.
• Check your formatting before submission. For example, indent new paragraphs and do not insert line spaces between paragraphs; give full details in-text of programmes/dramas cited; use italics for book, film and television drama titles; separate and indent quotations of 40 words or above. If you are unsure about how to format an essay, check how it is done in any book or article.
Information: The representation of social class and class antagonism has been a key concern of British television drama from its very beginning. In the first session this week we will watch and analyse a contemporary British television drama: episode 3.4 from Jimmy McGovern’s acclaimed drama serial The Street (BBC1, 2009). The second session focuses on a wider selection of texts, including soap operas such as Coronation Street (ITV, 1960-) and Brookside (Channel 4, 1982-2002), the work of Alan Bleasdale, Our Friends in the North (BBC2, 1996), Paul Abbott’s Clocking Off (BBC1, 2000-2003) and Shameless (Channel 4, 2004-).
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