A2 Media Studies

Lessons 3 & 4
MEST3 - Hegemony
and the Teen
starter
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kidsonline/view/

How are the teenagers represented in this

clip?
Make notes while watching
Discuss in pairs
Hegemony
People must be taught to consent to
everyday life behaviours and practices
that keep the powerful people in
power.

How can hegemony be applied to the

representation of teenagers?
Discuss
How are you
represented?
List the ways in which teenagers are represented in
the Media. In your listing include the platform and
product where you might find that representation.
example: victims of abuse - news stories concerning
internet stalkers/TV,www and Print

Can you find any common threads to the

representations?
Moral panics
‘Moral Panic’ is a term often used in Media
Studies
Here is an example of one:

If we do not take steps to preserve the purity of

blood, the Jew will destroy civilisation by
poisoning us all. (Hitler, 1938)
List ways in which teenagers are sometimes
viewed through the perspective of ‘Moral
Panic’.
View

View the clip from Shank

How much do you feel the representation of
teenagers represents reality?
How much do you think it fuels ‘moral panic’?
SHANK BLOG
Go to the Shank Website

what can you learn about the representations of

teens from the website and from the other web
responses to the film?
How does the site engage the audience?
Homestudy
Look at how teens are represented in one of the following areas.

self representation

UK TV drama

News (TV, Print and Web)

UK film

Prepare a Powerpoint which explores who controls the representations and

their impact.

Apply Hegemony where possible.

USE SCRIBD to embed your powerpoint into your BLOG.