Contextual Studies Notes 23/10/14 part 2

AFTER EMPIRE

• The Colonised and the Coloniser. / Inter Relationships - civilized is seen as the ‘Other’ and the Oriental is seen as the ‘Uncivilized’.
  

Image: MC Escher – Drawing Hands.

Image: Karate Kid / 007 James Bond. – Baron Samedi – Live and Let Die.

Image: 1950’s British Colonial posters and advertisements.

Image: Suez Crisis: The Suez Crisis, also named Tripartite Aggression, was an invasion of Egypt in late 1956 by Israel, followed by Britain and France. The aims were to regain Western control of the Suez Canal and to remove Egyptian president Nasser from power. After the fighting had started, the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Nations got involved diplomatically, forcing Britain, France and Israel to withdraw.

• Technological advances -Japan are world leaders / with brands like Sony and Honda made in Japan and Companies like Samsung from Korea, Apple in America etc., Britain has fallen behind in its advances and has fallen behind.

Image: Comparisons – British train v a Japanese Bullet Train.

Image: Expectation and Reality -

Image: UKIP poster / Nigel Farage – What might the effect be when you show your dominance as a country? On a world stage?

Image: Bombing of Iraq.

• Newspapers showing headlines about the countries decline due to increased immigration.

Image: No More Mosques: Quote from David Cameron. David Cameron has declared that “ Britain is a Christian country and we should not be afraid to say so”, in a speech to mark the 400^th anniversary of the King James Bible.
Cameron told Church of England clergy gathered in Oxford that a return to Christian values could counter the country’s moral collapse and blamed a passive tolerance of immoral behavior for this summers riots, Islamic extremism, city excess and Westminster Scandals.
The Guardian, 16^th December 2011.

Multiculturalism - Is the cultural diversity of communities within a given society and the policies that promote this diversity– Everyone can become British, articulating difference and a cultural Identity.




Image: The Olympics 2012 – The pride of British sports people. Sportspeople from all the home counties are playing a ‘Part’.

Image: Non- naturalistic Identities. 
‘Nerve Fighters’ – online gaming communities.

Image: Hyper Japan – New Hybrid of different cultures – Non Traditional British Cultures are accepted and woven into subcultures.

Image: Film: This is England by Shane Meadows –

This Is England is a 2006 British drama film written and directed by Shane Meadows. The story centres on young skinheads in England in 1983. The film illustrates how their subculture, which has its roots in 1960s West Indian culture, especially ska, soul, and reggae music,[4][5] became adopted by white nationalists, which led to divisions within the skinhead scene. The film's title is a direct reference to a scene where the character Combo explains his nationalist views using the phrase "this is England" during his speech.


Image: Film: In the Loop.

In the Loop is a 2009 British satirical black comedy directed by Armando Iannucci as a spin-off from the BBC Television series The Thick of It. The film satirizes Anglo-American politics in the 21st century and the Invasion of Iraq.[3] It was nominated for the 2009 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.In the film, the UK and the US are both on the verge of possibly launching a war in the Middle East.[4] The plot follows government officials and advisors in their behind-the-scenes efforts either to promote the war or prevent it.





Image: Teamwork – Find a common goal! It doesn’t matter how different your characters are.