Task Three..

Definitions:
-Identity:

The state of something remaining the same one or ones, as under varying aspects or conditions:  The identity of the fingerprints on the gun with those on file provided evidence that he was the killer.

The condition of being oneself or itself, and not another: He doubted his own identity.

A condition or a character as to who a person or what a thing is: a case of mistaken identity.

Quotes on identity:

"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity". - Martin Luther King.

"A racial community provides not only a sense of identity, that luxury of looking into anothers face and seeing yourself reflected back, but a sense of security and support".- Wentworth Miller.

"My father is black and my mother is white. Therefore, I could answer to either, which kind of makes me a racial Lone Ranger, caught between two communities". - Wentworth Miller.

"My father is black and my mother is white. Therefore, I could answer to either, which kind of makes me a racial Lone Ranger, caught between two communities". - Robert Casey

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment".- Ralph Waldo Emerson

All quotes from Brainy Quotes: http://www.brainyquote.com/

Collective Identity:

A collective identity refers to individuals' sense of belonging (the identity) to a group (the collective). From the perspective of the individual, the collective identity forms a part of his or her personal identity.

Collective identity is a phenomena where an individuals' perceived membership in a social groups impacts upon their own identity in some way.

Mediation:

-Intervention in a dispute in order to resolve it.

-Action in mediating between parties, as to effect an agreement or reconciliation.

-A method of resolving an industrial dispute whereby a third party consults with those involved and recommends a solution which is not, however, binding on the parties.

-Mediation is a facilitated negotiation designed to help parties in dispute come to a mutually acceptable settlement.

Media Text deconstructing "Mediation":
Contemporary media theorists often use elements of Marxist theory, such as mediation, to look at how new media affect social relations and lifestyles through their ability to communicate images, sounds, and other forms of information across the globe at incredible speeds.

Marxist Theory: Mediation in Marxist theory refers to the reconciliation of two opposing forces within a given society (i.e. the cultural and material realms, or the superstructure and base) by a mediating object.
Newspapers: Newspapers throughout history have been seen as a use of propaganda and by many still are. Some newspapers are also seen as witch hunters within their ability to manipulate their readers. Yet newspapers fundamentally are here to give us information on issues/current affairs/events.Newspapers are able to mediate this information to the public from sources that we would not be able to contact on our own. Examples i will be showing are headlines that are either containing stories on international or national affairs:

Representation:

-The action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented.

-The description or portrayal of someone or something in a particular way or as being of a certain nature. 

Media Text Deconstructing "Representation"...

The chosen media text is the music industry in particular how they brand their musicians, how they give them a representation and sell them upon this. For instance in posters/album covers/adverts/photo shoots a country music star might be place outside with an acoustic guitar and have long flowing hair and a flowing dress. I am going to show an album cover and connote the representations the music industry are trying to make of this young female singer.

Imelda May has been given the representation of a young woman that looks like shes come straight from the 40's & 50's, as the diner setting and pre-war hair style indicates this. Also the photograph's colouring has been manipulated into having a pink/sepia glow which makes the photo look old and washed out connoting its been aged, thus making her look more authentic. She's being represented as hip due to her hoop earrings which connote a youth edge to the photograph. Her make up and wardrobe also indicate shes from those era's.

Hegemony:

-Leadership or dominance, esp. by one country or social group.

-Influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.

- Dominance of one social group over another, such that the ruling group or hegemon acquires some degree of consent from the subordinate, as opposed to dominance purely by force.

Its relevance... Hegemony plays a big role within media as the industries leaders show clear signs of being hegemonic. With leaders such as Rupert Murdoch owning many media companies and monopolizing the industry. Companies such as Sony not only in the music industry dominate and buy out any successful smaller record labels, as they simply dislike competition. Hegemony is the reason the media industry is based on "who you know" and is why it is so hard to find a career within.

Relevant Quotes..

"If you're a careerist, thinking only to advance your media career, then I don't really want to work with you".-Michael Moore

"The industry is littered with self-styled purists who believe the business of media.. the requirement to make a profit.. somehow corrupts the craft". -Lachlan Murdoch

"There is so much media now with the Internet and people, and so easy and so cheap to start a newspaper or start a magazine, there’s just millions of voices and people want to be heard". -Rupert Murdoch

All quotes from Woopido, http://www.woopidoo.com/business_quotes/index.htm 

"Independent labels take nothing and make something out of it. Major labels buy that something, and try to make more out of it." Tom Silverman, Tommy Boy Records CEO

"In the music business bigger is not necessarily better. In fact, I believe smaller is actually better." Chuck Kaye, Dreamworks, SBK Publishing

Quotes from: http://theindustry.yuku.com/topic/2993/Music-Industry-Quotes

Colonialism and Post-Colonialism:

-Colonialism is the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically. 

-The control or governing influence of a nation over a dependent country, territory, or people.

-The system or policy by which a nation maintains or advocates such control or influence.

-The state or condition of being colonial.

-Post-colonialism (post-colonial theory, post-colonial theory) is a specifically post-modern intellectual discourse that consists of reactions to, and analysis of, the cultural legacy of colonialism.

-Subaltern (which means Post-Colonialism) is a term that commonly refers to the perspective of persons from regions and groups outside of the hegemonic power structure.

Imperial "Other":

-Of, like, or pertaining to an empire.

-Of, like, or pertaining to an emperor or empress.

-Characterizing the rule or authority of a sovereign state over its dependencies.

Youth Subculture:

-"A minority youth culture whose distinctiveness depended largely on the social class and ethnic background of its members; often characterized by its adoption of a particular music genre".

-"A youth subculture is a youth-based subculture with distinct styles, behaviors, and interests. Youth subcultures offer participants an identity outside of that ascribed by social institutions such as family, work, home and school".

-"The term, allied to subcultures, stresses 'age' and/or generational difference as a defining feature of the group".

Relevance to "Collective Identity"... The two are relevant to each other as the youth are always trying to create new identities for themselves. If these identities are similar to that of other teenagers they make up a collective identity for being similar people. Unfortunately in today's world collective identity has become just an easier platform to judge people on and "label" them just because of what collective identity they represent. For instance a teenager who wears black and likes heavy metal music falls under the names Goths or Emos.

Syncretism:

-The amalgamation or attempted amalgamation of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought.

-The merging of different inflectional varieties of a word during the development of a language.

-Relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections; "modern English is a syncretic language".

-The attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion.

-Grammar . the merging, as by historical change in a language, of two or more categories in a specified environment into one.

Post-Modernism:

-Postmodernism is a tendency in contemporary culture characterized by the rejection of objective truth and global cultural narrative.

-To refer to the end of the unified International style typical of Modernism.

-Departure from generalized style into individual expression through innovative use of new building technology and materials to differentiate the structure, space and experience from all previous styles.

-(Post-modern) Literary, artistic, cultural, and philosophical movement revolving around the post-industrial world in which we live, and the unique aspects of the trends of modern society.

Urban Music:

-Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s.

-Music that mostly originated from black people but is now listened to by a wide audience. It includes a number of genres within it. Hip-hop,R&B,Soul etc


Quotes on "Urban Music"...

"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a
long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side."
 Quote from : http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/dubiousquotes/a/hunter_thompson.htm
"Back in the day, if someone said that hip hop and rap was a fad, that was a joke to me because they just didn't know what they were talking about. In reality, there were so many people who didn't know what they were talking about it." -Jam Master Jay
"I got tired of the Ramones around the time I quit and I really got into rap. I thought it was the new punk rock. LL Cool J was my biggest idol." -Dee Dee Ramone
"I think that rap is narrative, when it's done right." - Ajay Naidu
Quotes from: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/rap_2.html