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Studying Representation: Regional Identity
LO: To explore what is meant by the term regional identityTo understand the stereotypes associated with different regions in Britain
What is meant by a regional and national identity?
• The term Britishness refers to the sense of nationhood held by many citizens of the United Kingdom, and the idea that the citizens of the United Kingdom have a common culture. Great Britain began to assume a "layered" identity—to think of themselves as simultaneously British but also Scottish, English, and/or Welsh.
• We need to consider the stereotypes associated not only with these individual countries, but also with the broader regions within them.
Regional Identity
• Regional Identity refers to the part of the United Kingdom someone is from. It could refer to a general area such a “north” or “south”, a country such as “English” or “Scottish” or specific towns such as “London” or “Manchester.”
Regional Identity
Regional identity is one of the hardest representations to understand.
In the exam, the clip the examiner chooses could be from any region of Britain. With that in mind, we need to understand the stereotypes audiences have of different regions in the U.K.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8mzWkuOxz8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyyT2jmVPAk
Setting and Regional Identity
• Consider where you are from. Are there any stereotypes associated with that place?
• What about stereotypes about people from different areas of the UK?
• What stereotypes do you associate with people from Somerset?
• Watch this clip - What can you say about how the setting connects to regional identity?
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOHAUvbuV4o
Northerners• Stereotype= ‘Northern
Monkeys’, Loud rude, drink a lot and of a lower status
• Costume= Track suit or cheap/casual clothes
• Dialogue/dialect= Vowel sounds over-pronounced
• Make up= Over the top or minimal
• Class/Status= Low
Southerners• Stereotype= ‘Poncy Southerners’
arrogant and posh• - Dialogue/dialect= Well spoken ‘
the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain’
• -Costume= Suit and tie, tailored clothing and dresses
• -Props= Brief case• -Make up= Classy and to a
minimum• -Class/Status= Middle/Upper
Essex• Stereotype= Image conscious, unintelligent, love
to shop and party• Stereotype coined by TOWIE (The Only Way is
Essex)• Dialogue/dialect= 'Shut up' 'Oh my God' =
common phrases • Costume: Girls= Revealing/OTT Boys:
Fashionable• Location= Clubs and boutiques• Props: G Expensive, flashy, tacky handbags, up to
date mobile phone • Make up= Fake tan, fake eyelashes and hair
extensions• Class/Status= Lower Middle
Scottish• Stereotype= Humourless, hate other
nations,alcoholic and violent• Dialogue/dialect= Strong accent 'och'
'wee'• Costume= Kilt, tartan, Tam o' Shanter • Location= Highlands, cold and vast
open spaces• Props= Bagpipes, haggis, whisky• Make up= Ginger hair and freckles• Class/Status= Lower class (farmers)
Welsh• Stereotype= Small ,dark
haired people who play all rugby, sing in choirs, herd sheep or mine coal
• Dialogue/dialect= Very ‘song-like’ and melodic, slow and exaggerated pronunciation
• Costume= Rugby shirts• Location= Rugby pitch, church,
pub, fields with sheep• Props= Sheep• Make up= Minimal• Class/Status= Middle/Lower
Scousers• Stereotype= Dangerous ;
‘Why does the river Mersey run through Liverpool? If it walked it would get mugged’
• - Dialogue/dialect= Flemmy, difficult to understand; 'like' prominent k's
• -Costume= Tracksuits, very casual cheap looking clothing
• -Location= Pub/home• -Props= Cheap looking
jewellery• -Make up= Minimal, or OTT • -Class/Status= Low
Yorkshire• - Dialogue/dialect= 'Ey up’,
‘An' Ah'll tell thi that fer nowt’, don’t pronounce ‘t’s’
• Costume= Flat caps, tweed jackets
• Location= Open fields, country pubs, Local shops
• Props= Whippets/Yorksire terrier and Yorkshire puddings
• Make up= Minimal/pale • Class/Status= Low (farmers)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzAD2GLfaNU
Geordies• Stereotype= Loud, swear a lot,
party animals and binge drinkers (help coined by Geordie Shore)
• Dialogue/dialect= ‘way eye man’, difficult to understand
• Costume= Revealing, tight clothing
• Location= Busy town centres, clubs, urban areas
• Make up= Over the top, fake tan, dark hair
• Class/Status= Lower middle/ middle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PVQbnvv79I
Mancs• Stereotype= Loud, rude, funny and fond of
fighting (Helped coined by Oasis)• Dialogue/dialect= ‘Oh, aye’ ‘Nowt’• Costume= Manchester United • Shirt• Location= Busy town centres• Class/Status= Low/lower • middle
Brummies
• Stereotype= Unintelligent and unfriendly
• Dialogue/dialect= 'Yow' heavily pronunciation the 'ow' of 'You'
• Costume= Casual/ Cheao• Location= Busy, industrialised
centres• Make up= Greasy hair• Class/Status= Low
Londoners (Northern/ more posh boroughs)
• - Dialogue/dialect= Well spoken, range of vocabulary
• -Costume= Cashmere jumpers/sweaters and suits
• -Location= Skyscrapers, swanky bars, posh homes
• -Props= Briefcase• -Class/Status= Middle/upper
Londoners (Cockney/ South London)
• - Dialogue/dialect= ‘Gorblimey’, Rhyming slang ‘apples and pairs = stairs’,dropping ‘t’s’
• -Costume= Flat caps• -Location= Busy streets, market stalls• -Make up= Minimal• -Class/Status= Low
The satellite map shows us a city sprawl so we know that the
programme is set in an urban area. However it is the River
Thames than reveals the specific location as being
London.
Regional Identity can be seen by the views we see
in the picture. We can see the countryside in
the distance and we can also see an old vehicle of which is only used in the
countryside.
You can tell that this is set in the country also because
the background of the first picture is the country and in
the second picture the house is styled as a country
house. Also, what the characters are wearing
symbolises ‘the country’
You can tell that this is set in an estate as there are
flats in the background and the people look like they
aren't of a high class because of the clothes
they are wearing therefore we would expect them to live there and if there is a show about them then it
would be set here.
The over-arching one is simply North vs. South.What Southerners think of Northerners and the North:• old-fashioned, boring, miserable, sexually-repressed,
racist, depressed, silent, always whining, lazy, drunk, aggressive/violent, it's always raining, awful beer
What Northerners think of Southerners and the South:• loud, flashy, brash, cocky, arrogant, talk too much,
effeminate men, can't handle their beer, rich, posh, too influenced by other Europeans/French/Continental, faddy, too expensive, awful beer
What Southerners think of themselves and the South:• happy, confident, go-getting, hard-
working, progressive, open, broad-minded, ambitious, clever, sunny, cultured, where everything 'is',
What Northerners think of themelves and the North:• honest, hard-working, romantic about the
past, genuine, 'real' men/women, tough, humorous, had-it-tough, stoical, friendly, kind, practical, innovative
Studying Representation: Regional Identity
LO: To identify and comment on use/effect of editing, camera shots, mise-en-scene and sound in the clipsTo discuss whether regional stereotypes are reinforced or opposed
TOWIE
Watch a clip from ‘The Only Way is Essex’.
• How does this show reinforce the stereotype of people from Essex?
• Does the show oppose this stereotype at all?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8Pr7Il8tt0&feature=related
Doc Brown
Doc Brown is a British Drama set in the West Country. Doc Brown himself was originally from London but had to move to this region due to a number of circumstances. We see much of what goes on through his eyes.Watch the following clip. Make notes and think about how regional identity is reinforced and opposed.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gfYWZzaTBI&list=PLCE549D17B170F6E1&index=16&feature=plpp_video
Regional Identity
Watch the following clip again. We now need to make notes on how the four areas: editing, camera shots, mise-en-scene and sound are represented in this clip.
How do each of the areas above reinforce/oppose the stereotypes of regional identity?
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gfYWZzaTBI&list=PLCE549D17B170F6E1&index=16&feature=plpp_video
Shameless
Shameless is a British drama set in Manchester. It follows the misfortunes of a family struggling below the bread line.How are stereotypes associated with this region opposed or reinforced through this representation?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhW-rUwO50Q&list=PLCE549D17B170F6E1&index=44&feature=plpp_video
Regional Identity
Watch the following clip again. We now need to make notes on how the four areas: editing, camera shots, mise-en-scene and sound are represented in this clip.
How do each of the areas above reinforce/oppose the stereotypes of regional identity?
Task: Analytical Essay
Using the notes you have made today, answer the following question:
Discuss the representation of regional identity in a clip of your choice. Refer to the following:• Camera shots, editing, sound and mise-en-scene.
• Begin planning