Lesson on ethnicity in TV Drama for OCR exam section A

1. Representations of ETHNICITY
LO: To explore and draw conclusions about the
representation of ethnicity in two or more TV
Dramas.

2. What does ethnicity actually mean?

3.  1. an ethnic group; a social group that shares a
common and distinctive culture, religion, language, or
the like:
‘Representatives of several ethnicities were present.’
 2. ethnic traits, background, allegiance, or association:
‘The graph shows class enrolment by gender and
ethnicity.’
Ethnicity
http://dictionary.reference.com/

4. Article from The Stage News (Wednesday, July 20, 2011)
 http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2011/07/study-
confirms-minorities-still-under-represented-in-tv-
drama/
Can we think of any ethnic minority
characters in modern British TV Drama?

5.  CAM SAMC: Camera shots, Camera angles, Camera
composition
 EDITING
 SOUND
 MISE-EN-SCENE
The media language we look for in
Section A:

6. STEREOTYPES OF INDIAN WOMEN

7.  What are common stereotypes about Indian women
in TV Drama?
 Clip
 Does this clip from 2011 challenge or conform to these
stereotypes?
 How is media language used to present these ideas?
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3z5x5lYvWI&sa
fe=active
Representation of Asian Women

8. STEREOTYPES OF BLACK MEN

9.  Downton Abbey
 Jack Ross
 http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-
radio/shortcuts/2013/may/01/downton-abbey-new-
black-character
Representation of Black Men

10.  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/tvshowbiz/video-
1049040/Royal-gigalo-Jack-Ross-preview-Downton-
Abbey.html
 Based on Leslie Hutchinson-
 A philandering jazz singer from the inter-war years
Jack Ross

11. Luther
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY0qU1P4fko
 Luther is a British psychological crime drama
television series starring Idris Elba as the title
character Detective Chief Inspector John Luther.
Spooks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAYQve4O_5Q&list
=PLAC15C50BB775177D&index=3
Example Text

12.  US vs British
 Look at a similar ethnic group for both to be able to reach
a conclusion about that specific group.
 Look at how media language contributes to this
representation.
 400 words
 Due: Wednesday 21st January
Task: Compare and contrast the
representation of ethnicity in two TV dramas.