Post-colonialism: blog task

2) List FIVE films, FIVE TV programmes and FIVE online-only productions that are discussed in the article.

Five films-

• Slum dog millionaire
• Ill Manors
• Attack the block
• Kidulthood
• Adulthood

Five TV-

• Top Boy
• Luther
• Goodness gracious me
• Citizen khan
• The Real McCoy

Five online-only-

• Brother with no game
• Venus VS Mars
• The Ryan sisters
• All about the McKenzies
• Meet the abdebanjos

3) Watch Destiny Ekaragha's clips above (more of her work is available on her website, including the short film The Park). To what extent can we apply Alvarado's and Fanon's theories to these films? Do they reinforce or subvert typical black stereotypes in British film and TV? Refer to specific scenes and events in the clips in answering this question and aim for at least 350 words.

In Destiny Ekaragha's videos such as tight jeans, it fights the stereo types, it suggest that these young boys are just having a conversation. Destiny Ekaragha give the impression at certain points that something is going to happen for example a white boy walking with his phone out, the shot give an impression as though they were going to steal for him. However in reality they were looking at his jeans and how tight they were, this is an example of a counter type. Destiny Ekaragha also uses binary opposites which could be an example of a stereotype; the reason for this is on the scene with the boys is in front of a closed rundown pub.  This is an example that although a different view is taken on the boy the background is pub that is on an estate, which suggests that there is a stereotype being reinforced. This can link to Alvarado (1987) and his four key themes of racial representation; the boy sitting on the wall can be seen as dangerous as they are in a group so they could be in a gang or involved in crime. They are also humorous  the reason for this is because they make reference to jeans being very tight which can be seen as a funny, poverty is another example of them being pitied as they are on a estates in run down area. Gone too Far is another film by Destiny Ekaragha's, this is another film that helps to reinforce stereotypes for example when the brother arrives in sandals. This is an example of a stereotype being reinforced, of a person from Nigeria (Africa). This links to Frantz Fanon: “Putting on the white mask” Primitivize can be linked when the brother arrives also Decivilize the reason for this is the brother during one scene refers to a women as “hello sexy ladies” can be an example of flirting/ pimping.