1) Summarise the three theorists we have looked at: Alvarado, Fanon and Said.
Alvarado - 4 representations of the black community
Fanon - White mask
Said - West vs East
2) Watch the opening of Yasmin (2004) again. Does it offer a positive or negative view of British Muslims? To what extent does it reinforce or challenge Edward Said's theory of Orientalism - that the west is superior to the exotic or uncivilised east?
In today's society, we see a positive view of British Muslims as they're fitting into society and we can see this in many films where the young boy who is praying at the start and is wearing British clothing. This is rejecting the stereotypes we have of British Muslims although we see Yasmin stuck between both cultures to fit into society. However, there is a man who is presented as being dirty and uncivilised which is the contrast between east and west which reinforced the negative stereotypes of British Muslims.
3) Finally, choose THREE clips for EACH of the theorists and explain how you could apply that theory to the clip. Pick a selection of clips on YouTube from TV, film, music video or advertising and embed them in your blog before writing your analysis under each clip. Note: this means you need NINE clips in total on this blogpost.
Said
Alvarado
Fanon
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