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4MEST017W Developing Contemporary Media Practice 2022-23
ASSESSMENT 1: Written Essay (2000 words)
Worth 30% of the marks for the module
Deadline: 18th April 2023 1pm
This assignment is designed to allow you to respond to key ideas and examples of the
representation of media culture in the form of an academic essay. It develops your abilities
in choosing a subject; framing an argument; selecting appropriate sources; reflecting on
creative practice, and written communication skills. As such, you will be required to makes
specific reference to examples of media practice and related theories in the critical analysis
of your Creative Essay. This is an individual assignment only, and tests learning outcomes 2,
6, 7 and 8.
The Written Essay will be assessed on the extent to which you have demonstrated:
 Engagement with researching information, theories and ideas appropriate to a set
theme
 Communication of theoretical ideas and analyses
 Critical analysis of the topic using appropriate theoretical methods
 Clarity of communication in written form and coherence of essay structure
Formative Assessment: Essay Plan – please decide upon your topic and begin to put
together an essay plan (structure and ideas to include from your reading) and bring this to
the essay writing session in week 9.
Please select one of the questions or topics below and write a 2000-word essay (+/- 10%),
referenced with examples and illustrations. You are expected to include reference to
underlying theories and it should be fully referenced throughout using the Harvard
referencing system.
1) Stuart Hall states that the Media ‘are the main channels of public discourse in our
segregated society. They transmit stereotypes of one group to other groups.’ (Hall,
1971). With reference to one specific visual form of Media, consider how the
representation of a specific social or cultural group or community constructs and
reinforces stereotypes.
2) Rushton argues that “one should not concentrate on cinema’s capacities for
representing reality, one should begin from the position that films are, in one way or
another, part of reality”. (2013: 43-44) Using specific examples, examine the idea
that films and/or other media are “part of reality".
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Reference: Rushton, R. (2013) ‘Realism, Reality and Authenticity’, in The Reality of
Film: Theories of Filmic Reality, Manchester: Manchester University Press, pp. 42-78.
3) Can you find 5 examples of people reclaiming space, and for what purposes? Use the
reading list below to help your analysis:
Anderson B, (1983) Imagined Communities London:Verso
Auge M. (1995) Non Places- An anthropology of supermodernity
London:Verso
Bachelard G (1958) The Poetics of Space Boston:Beacon
Benjamin W., (1968) ‘The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction’ in
Illuminations New York:Schocken
“ (1999) The Arcades Project Cambridge MA: Belknap
Carter P., (2002) Represssed Spaces London:Reaktion
De Certeau M, (1984) The Practice of Everyday Life California: Berkeley
Crang and Thrift(2000) Thinking Space London:Routledge
Debord G., (1994) The Society of the Spectacle New York:Zone
Harvey, D. (1989) The Condition of Postmodernity Oxford: Blackwell
Horkheimer, M.& Adorno, T. (1973) Dialectic of Enlightenment London: Allen lane
Jameson F, (2003) ‘Future City’ in New Left Review no21 May2003
Koolhaas R, ‘Junkspace’ in Eds Chung, Inaba, Koolhaas, Leong
(2000)Harvard Design School Guide to Shopping: Project on the City 2 Harvard
Lefebvre, H. (1991) The Production of Space Oxford:Blackwell
4) Locate and research five famous photographers who work in large scale and are
exhibited in museums. Use the reading list below to help your analysis.
Campany, D. (2003) Art and Photography London:Phaidon
Drucker J. ‘Temporal photography’ Philosophy of Photography Vol1 No1 2010
Bristol: Intellect
Greenberg, R. Ferguson, B. Nairne, S. (eds)(1996) Thinking About Exhibitions London:
Routledge
Foucault, M. (1986) ‘Of Other Spaces’ Diacritics 16(1), spring:22-7
Hockney D. (1983) On Photography Bradford: National Museum of Photography,
Film and Television
Hockney, D. (2001) The Secret Knowledge London: Thames and Hudson
Koolhaas, R. (2000) ‘Junkspace’ in(Eds) Chung, Inaba, Koolhaas, Leong (2000)
Harvard Design School Guide to Shopping: Project on the City 2. Harvard
Lefebvre, H. (1991) The Production of Space Oxford: Blackwell
Lewis, D./Bate, D. (2009)‘Changing perspectives’ in Portfolio No50 Nov.2009
Marincola, P.(2006)(ed) What Makes a Great Exhibition? Philadelphia: Reaktion
O’Docherty, B.(1999) Inside the White Cube, The ideology of the gallery space
Berkeley:University of California
Pickles, J. (2004) A History of Spaces London: Routledge
Wells, L.(ed) (2009) Photography a Critical Introduction London: Routledge
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5) According to Tsitsos, “music constitutes a ritualistic attempt to symbolically purge
that which does not belong” (2018: 272). Discuss the representation of race and/or
class in relation to multiple examples of contemporary popular music and/or media.
Reference: Tsitsos, W. (2018) ‘Race, Class, and Place in the Origins of Techno and
Rap Music’, in Popular Music and Society, Vol. 41(3), 270-292.
6) In his book Against the Anthropocene, T. J. Demos critically surveys the visual culture
of popular science websites, remote sensing and SatNav imagery, eco-activist
mobilizations, and experimental artistic projects that represent climate change. With
reference to Demos' critique, discuss examples of visual media that represent
climate change and ideas of the Anthropocene in terms of the ideological definition
of our relationship with nature.
Reference: Demos, T.J, (2017) Against the anthropocene: visual culture and
environment today.
Two additional questions – please give examples in your discussion – references for both are
below:
7) How can art embrace failure through degradation, interruption, corruption, and
destruction? Discuss with examples
8) How can noise and signal manipulation be a form of art?
References:
Kane, C. L. (201AD) High-Tech Trash Glitch, Noise, and Aesthetic Failure. Oakland:
University of California Press.
Lovink, G and Niederer, S (2007) Video Vortex Reader II (on Blackboard)
Menkman, R. (2010) Glitch studies manifesto. Available at:
https://beyondresolution.info/Glitch-Studies-Manifesto (Accessed: January 5, 2023).
Pappas-Kelley, J. (2019) Solvent form : art and destruction. Manchester: Manchester
University Press.
Spieker, Sven (2017) Destruction. London: Whitechapel Gallery.
Steyerl, H. (2009) In defense of the Poor Image. Available at: https://www.e-
flux.com/journal/10/61362/in-defense-of-the-poor-image/ (Accessed: January 5,
2023).
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You are expected to undertake relevant reading and research appropriate to your topic. As
well as the reading list provided on the module handbook, use the references above as a
guide.
Please ensure that the Written Essay for this module is:
 Submitted as single softcopy through the Blackboard Turnitin submission link in the
assessment folder for 4MEST017W;
 Typed;
 1.5 or double-spaced for body text; single-spaced and indented for longer quotations
(c. >30 words);
 Fully and correctly referenced, using the Harvard referencing system and including
captions and copyright information for any figures or illustrations (if used)
 Carefully checked before submission for errors of content and presentation, with
visual examples as appropriate, and your essay must;
 Identified by module code on EVERY page, either at the top or bottom.
 Anonymised, i.e. please do not include your name anywhere on the essay as it is
going to be marked anonymously as per assessment regulations
The moderation process for the Written Essay involves an internal moderator looking at a
sample of essays in terms of marks and feedback drawn from the entire range of marks.
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