A2 COMMS & CULTURE - BRILLIANT TV PROG FOR OBJECTS OF DESIRE

There is a new series which has just started on the BBC called Secrets of the Superbrands. This week's episode explored the role of technology in making us want to buy stuff - with specific focus on Apple. Definitely a MUST WATCH - click here for the link which will take you straight to Realplayer.

A2 COMMS & CULTURE - OBJECTS OF DESIRE

A2 COMMS & CULTURE - revising Objects of Desire

One of the most relevant processes involved in the construction of 'objects of desire' is the role of advertising. I've found a good article which analyses the way that adverts deliver ideologies as a means of constructing products as desireable. Reading this will also be a good way to revise semiotics, which you haven't explicitly studied since last year. Click here to read the article... 

The Pardoner's Tale - audio version in Middle English

Rather than re-reading The Pardoner's Tale - or perhaps as well as - listen to it being read! The whole of TPT is now up on Moodle (under Learning Stuff) for you to download and listen to. It's been divided into 10 tracks -  & it's the perfect way to start revising the text. Check it out here...

A2 COMMS & CULTURE - are the world's problems down to colonialism?

There's an interesting article on the BBC News website about the extent to which Britain's colonial rule has contributed to the problems being suffered around the world now - two different viewpoints are offered, one defending the legacy of colonialism, one challenging that viewpoint. Click here to read it.

A2 LITERATURE - MODERN VERSION OF OTHELLO FOR YOU TO WATCH

As we move towards the end of the play in class, why not watch this modern version of Othello, made for TV a few years ago, which updates the original drama & sets it in the police force. Any alternative interpretations of the play which you think are interesting can be mentioned in your answer in the exam - click here to watch Part 1. I think it's a pretty good version...

P.S. Blanca - I can't find the address for your blog; can you add it as a comment to this?

A2 COMMS & CULTURE - SOUND EFFECTS FOR THE PODCAST

Thanks to Juan, who has found this site which offers lots of free sound effects you might want to use in your podcast: click here. Definitely worth checking out...