This document discusses representation in media and how certain groups may be misrepresented or underrepresented. It focuses on how representation looks at how people, cultures, religions, gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, and other groups are portrayed in media. Representation often links to stereotypes, particularly negative stereotypes, and deals with groups that are underrepresented or feel excluded from mainstream society and media. The document asks the reader to analyze an extract from a BBC drama in terms of how illegal immigrants and police are represented and who the audience is encouraged to empathize with.

1. Representation in the Media

2. Representation
“The ways in which people, places, cultures,
religions, gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality,
youth are presented in the media”
How were young people represented in the media this summer?

3. Representation in media studies looks at the
way people may be mis-represented in the
media.
Representation often links with stereotypes –
particularly negative stereotypes.
Representation also deals with under-
represented groups – groups that tend not to
feature in mainstream media products – groups
that might feel excluded from mainstream
society.

4. Mis-represented groups in UK society
Watch the Clip from the BBC Drama Hotel Babylon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw68eolT39A
Make notes under the headings: CAMERA EDITING SOUND MISE EN SCENE
Only note down elements that you think are important
How are the illegal immigrants represented in the extract?
How are the Police represented in the extract?
Who are the audience encouraged to empathise with?
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5. Heading for an A Grade?
To head towards an A grade you need to demonstrate Critical Thinking. Try to
do the following for the Hotel Babylon extract:
Write out some adjectives that you feel best describe the characters in the
extract
Interpret the feelings and emotions of the main characters
Evaluate the representations the extract offers (think about the
representations of the illegal immigrant workers, the Police, the staff at the
hotel)