Representation Representation ofof Nation Nation You need to consider:

• Our concept of our national identity • ‡How we choose to represent ourselves

& others as part of a national group

Representations of nationality are reinforced and embedded in our cultures as ideological truths

A system of representations that claim to be absolute truth

A system of representations that claim to be absolute truth

Film...Film......Like any media provides a representation

of reality not just a window of the reality of nation

Therefore, representations incorporate points of view of national identity.

• Person A – list all positive elements of Britishness

• Person B – list all negative elements of Britishness

This is England (2006, Shane Meadows)

• The opening sequence is a montage a highly selective representation of major and popular British events from the early 1980s - This is a good example of how a director constructs a representation of nation

Task• Person A – list all positive or neutral elements of

Britishness in the opening sequence and how they have been used to represent the British nation

• Person B – list all negative elements of Britishness in the opening sequence and how they have been used to represent the British nation

Watch the TV add for the London 2012 Olympics and compare it to the opening sequence of This is England how are they similar/different? Think about...

Person A• Colour• Iconic Imagery• People and gender

Person B• Purpose• The intended representation of the English nation• Changing representation

London Olympics 2012

Are Are nationalnational stereotypesstereotypes positive positive oror negativenegative??