1. Evidence for the rearrangement of crustal plates and continental drift indicates that Australia was once part of an ancient super continent…
a) Discuss current research into the evolutionary relationships between extinct species, including megafauna and extant Australian species.…
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Curtin, Michael, and Jane Shattuc. The American television industry. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan on behalf of the British Film Institute, 2009. Print.…
The use of real news footage reinforces the pre-existing national identity that constitutes a certain national pride of mate-ship, and honour, especially during times of war. But during time of war, issues of propaganda are also raised. Screening Australianness is debatable in terms of ethical journalism, how public opinion was formed via manipulation, or if public opinion was reported accurately. Considering the newfound era of television, when and how does Australian news coverage shift from the notion of entertainment?…
(4 marks) Suggest three practical and/or organisational factors that “play a part in shaping [the] output” of media organisations (Item 3A, line 12). (6 marks) Identify and briefly explain two criticisms of the “manipulative model” of mass media output (Item 3A, line 1). (8 marks) Examine reasons why the mass media may exert only a limited influence over their audiences. (20 marks) Using material from Item 3B and elsewhere, assess sociological explanations of the ways in which the mass media portray gender and social class. (20 marks) END OF…
By the end of WWII the American culture and lifestyle made its way into the Australian pop culture mainly impacting on teenagers and their ways of entertainment. During the late 1950’s, television spread throughout Australia as many improvements and adjustments were made to the reception and price, therefore, many people began to purchase it mainly for entertainment purposes. This caused a significant impact on the Australian culture as most people were influenced by what they saw on T.V, which was mainly American programs. In 1959, the top ten popular programs on the Australian T.V were all made by American productions, which consisted of shows like Perry Mason, The Flintstones and I Love Lucy. In the early 1950’s, 75% of the movies that were…
The 1950s and 1960s were times of unprecedented change, and Australian society was influenced greatly by American popular culture, through various mediums, such as: music, film, television and fashion. This especially affected teenagers. It will be explained how Australian society was impacted by American popular culture, and also why American popular culture had such an affect. Australian developed its own responses to these influences, and the extent of this will also be explored.…
The paper begins by stating that nothing defines today’s entertainment and media industries so much as their rapidly changing business environment and technology.…
The shift from an outright censorship that banned movies and demanded cuts to a mode of classification reflects the idea of Neo-liberalism. The legislative form of classification and the introduction of Bill-C 10 shows a strong aspect of government control on the field of production and distribution of cinema. Film as an important cultural industry plays an important role on influencing our understanding and knowledge of the world. Limiting the content of violence, obscenity and representation of sexuality indeed could protect audiences from harm, but there is also a need to concern how the federal government seek to control content or messages of films for its political reasons and to restrict public…
The concept of Media Classification Systems is a relatively new one in society and only emerged as advancements in technology created new ways for the public to enjoy performance. Historically there were laws defining what could and couldn’t be contained within a live performance, the traditional culture of public entertainment, however the advent of radio, film, recorded sound, television and eventually video, video gaming, DVDs and the internet, presented an entirely new set of challenges to those in charge of Media Classification Systems. Past censorship of books and other publications was a relatively simple matter however the broadening definition of entertainment and the massive social upheavals occurring during the birth of the broadcast industry meant that societies and their governing censorship bodies had to scramble to keep pace with not only moral and religious regulations but also the exposure to the broader public of these new forms of media. Previously, the banning or restricted availability of books or publications affected only a small percentage of the population who were literate and could afford such luxuries however the “mass appeal” of radio and films meant that, as class barriers were broken down and standards of living increased, censorship and classification applied to the entire populace.…
Categorizing ancients species into clades is a tricky business. The scientific community will always disagree about one factor or another and as D. Curnoe states “Another problem with coding character states is the handling of variation within species. While this form of variation is usually ignored by palaeoanthropologists, when characters are recognized as varying, their treatment as a separate state adds considerable error to cladograms.” (Curnoe 2003) D. Curnoe is an example of an extreme clumper wishing to look through the fossil record with out the tiresome, and not always effect categorizing. I personally find myself on this side of the court in multiple occasions. Within the genus Homo, as ancient man becomes more and more modern, categorizing becomes especially tricky, not every species follows the “proposed synapomorphies of homo”.…
Hall, Stuart. (1993). Encoding/Decoding. In Simon During (Ed.), The Cultural Studies Reader. (pp. 507-517). London: Routledge.…
The first lesson in media education is that nothing is objective—each and every media production is created with a viewpoint and for a purpose. The "reality" depicted in film or television productions is the result of many choices and each of these choices is based on the experience, knowledge and bias of the producers involved. To date, very few films and TV shows featuring Aboriginal people have been written or produced by Aboriginal people—and it shows.…
Most people would agree that media channelling is not suitable for all types of audiences. For instance, there need to be some limitations placed on the type and contents of media which young children are exposed to. The media which is accessible to a wide and varied audience (television programmes being shown before the watershed) should not contain elements which might be offensive. This is the practice of censorship.…