Merry Xmas & A Happy New Year!

Seminars resume on 14th January. Happy Holidays!
Richard

Portfolio Task 4- Essay Ideas

Propose a topic and working title for your Level 5 essays. Your proposal should include-

5 bullet points explaining the main thrust of your argument.
Your chosen methodological approach
At least 5 texts (referenced using Harvard) from the library that you think will be useful for this essay, with a comment next to each explaining why.
A .jpeg of a relevant image that you may discuss in the essay, again briefly explaining why.

Portfolio Task 3- Semiotic Analysis

Write a 300-400 word semiotic analysis of this Sun front cover. Make sure that your analysis highlights all of the key signifiers, and what they denote and connote. Also, try to highlight any examples of myth that you can see- what ideologies or cultural prejudices are naturalised by the text?. Also, pay attention to paradigmatic and syntagmatic structures and suggest how these shape our reading. Try to outline who the text is trying to communicate, and what cultural codes it relies on to do this. Pay attention to the interrelation of text and image. Pay close attention to the language used in both headline and text.

If you are struggling refer to the leading questions posed on this D.I.Y. semiotic analysis by Daniel Chandler-
http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/S4B/sem12.htmlhttp://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Document/S4B/sem12.html

N.B. this text refers to the sinking of the ARA General Belgrano by British Forces during the Falklands war, May 2, 1982. See wikipedia for background info.