Tuesday, 13 December 2011
Britishness and the Internet
There are some very relevant articles about how we as a nation are represented through the Web on the Guardian website. Aleks Krotoski looks at "Being British: How has the internet affected our national identity?"
Friday, 18 November 2011
Collective Identity in a Box!
Watch this ad for a new boardgame, "Best of British", advertised on TV (5USA) for Christmas. Its website claims it is: "A brilliant new game that light heartedly delves into our everyday life, reminding us of the diverse, unique and hilarious everyday things, people and places that make Britain such an outstanding place to live."
and the game box:
On the website, you can watch more amusing marketing:
and the game box:
On the website, you can watch more amusing marketing:
Sunday, 28 August 2011
The Secret History of Social Networking
Listen to the two Radio 4 programmes from February 2011 - from hippies and hackers to the Twitter phenomenon.
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Has Facebook replaced religion?
There was a very apt comment on the way social networking is, in a way, 'replacing' religion, on the Radio 4 broadcast of 'Thought for the Day'. Link to this here, and slide the player to around 1.49 to hear the 11 minutes to eight broadcast.
Who are you?
Media and Collective Identity
Note the CSI theme tune: 'Who Are You?' by The Who
"Identity is complicated - everybody thinks they've got one." - David Gauntlet
Note the CSI theme tune: 'Who Are You?' by The Who
How British do you feel?
St Mary's School Media Studies: How 'British' Do You Feel? (Collective Identity): A useful article from The Guardian newspaper about how the Internet has affected our sense of national identity . Followed by this presentation...
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