identities: post-colonial theory and blog tasks

Identities: Post-colonial theory & blog tasks

1.)  -

2.) Five films:

• Kidulthood
• Adulthood
• Bullet Boy
• Anuvahood
• Rollin' With The Nines

Five TV programmes:

• Dr Who
• Star Trek
• Citizen Khan
• Top Boy
• Eastenders

Five online-only productions:

• Casualty
• Frankie and June
• The Crouches
• Brothers With No Game
• The Ryan Sisters

3.) 

'Tight Jeans' by Destiny Ekaragha - a short film about a typical British teenage conversation that jumps from one debate to another. I think that this definitely brings in the stereotypes of an argumentative and "loud" representation of the black community that we have. As a result, often associated with this loud and slightly intimidating character could fit into Frantz Fanon's 'Decivilize' black stereotype that basically includes them to be the 'Gangsta', 'Pimp' etc. They could also fit into the 'Essentialize' category where they're seen to be an undifferentiated mass and all to "look the same" given that they have similar tones in their speech including slang, communication, etc. To sum up, yes Tight Jeans does seem to be a film that reinforces black stereotypes, and is evident when Ekaragha explains herself in the film's description that "A young white lad walks past wearing super tight jeans. The boys look on until one of them asks the pivotal question, "How can a man wear jeans that tight?" This sparks a hilarious debate about race and culture. 

'Gone Too Far''s trailer on the other hand demonstrates Alvarado's theory that fits into the 'Humorous' category, where there are quirky and comedic characters such as Iku, or also known as the 'brown clown' in the film. A more contrasting category such as 'Dangerous' could also fit in. A scene shown in the trailer for example of Razer and Ghost kicking a ball against Yemi's head could connote violence which we naturally associate with gang culture, to which it could also be translated to social dysfunction behaviour.