There will be two questions from each topic area.
The topic areas require understanding of contemporary media texts, industries, audiences and debates.
Candidates must, through specific case studies, texts, debates and research of the candidates’ choice, prepare to demonstrate understanding of the contemporary issue. This understanding must combine knowledge of at least two media and a range of texts, industries, audiences and debates, but these are to be selected by the centre / candidate. The assessment of the response will be generic, allowing for the broadest possible range of responses within the topic area chosen.
Each topic is accompanied by four prompt questions, and candidates must be prepared to answer an exam question that relates to one or more of these four prompts. There should be emphasis on the historical, the contemporary and the future in relation to the chosen topic, with most attention on the present.
Media and Collective Identity: YOUR CHOSEN TOPIC - Key Questions
- How do the contemporary media represent nations, regions and ethnic/social/collective groups of people in different ways?
- How does contemporary representation compare to previous time periods?
- What are the social implications of different media representations of groups of people?
- To what extent is human identity increasingly 'mediated'?
Historical – dependent on the requirements of the topic, candidates must summarise the development of the media forms in question in theoretical contexts.
Contemporary – current issues within the topic area.
Future – candidates must demonstrate personal engagement with debates about the future of the media forms / issues that the topic relates to.
Here is a copy of the Exam Board Scheme of Work
