Practice paper
analysis two random covers Study sources A and B and then answer all the questions in section A Source A - front cover of the independent Source B - front cover 1 Analyse the different representation of ethnicity in sources A and B. Apply one appropriate theory of representation in your answer. I am going to analyse different representations of ethnicity in Source A and Source B, applying Gilroy's theory. Gilroy believes Britain that failed to mourn its loss of empire creating 'postcolonial melancholia', this has resulted in people in ethnic minorities and from places Britain colonised being represented as powerless, weak, dehumanised, marginalised and other. This is especially displayed in the media however some media products do disrupt Gilroy's theory. I am going to explore this further in Source A and B The Independent newspaper does not confirm Gilroy's theory in Source A as it presents migrants in a more human light compared with the Daily Mail w...