Thinking of contemporary media, that is to say the media from 2009 onwards, is there evidence to support Hebdige's assertion that British Youth are portrayed as either:
"Troublesome youth"
The political representation of youth as posing a threat to society and the status quo. Youth are seen as dangerous and subversive of society's moral values.
"Fun-loving youth"
The commercial representation of youth as going through a rites-of passage style period in their life during which they may behave differently but don't threaten society. They have a need to belong which can be exploited by society for commercial reasons.
TASK
Create a post in which you use images of media representations of British youth from 2009 onwards to show these two categories. These representations could come from any form of the media.
"Troublesome youth"
The political representation of youth as posing a threat to society and the status quo. Youth are seen as dangerous and subversive of society's moral values.
"Fun-loving youth"
The commercial representation of youth as going through a rites-of passage style period in their life during which they may behave differently but don't threaten society. They have a need to belong which can be exploited by society for commercial reasons.
TASK
Create a post in which you use images of media representations of British youth from 2009 onwards to show these two categories. These representations could come from any form of the media.
Fun- loving youth
Some Girls
The Inbetweeners
Coming of Age
Freshers
The University Challenge
Troublesome Youth
Adulthood
Harry Brown
London Riots
Lola from Eastender- has a daughter