http://www.englishandmedia.co.uk/mm/subscribers/downloads/archive_mm/mmagpast/MM36_Collab_gaga_convergence.html
Lady Gaga: Mistress of convergence -
"She campaigned very successfully on the issue of homosexuals in the U.S. military having to lie about their sexuality, resulting in the repeal of the Bill. "
"In other words, convergence culture meets somewhere between the media platform and the consumer platform. The emergence of a Gagapedia reflects the collaborative nature of the Gaga brand, using fans creativity to create interest and appeal. "
"Lady Gaga has clearly mastered the new social network phenomenon that drives global consumerism."
http://www.englishandmedia.co.uk/mm/subscribers/downloads/archive_mm/mmagpast/mm28_diploma_freemusic.html
Diploma - freedom of music:
"Despite so called Freedom of Speech legislation, our more controversial spoken comments still get us into trouble; however it often seems that the same opinions in song are perfectly acceptable."
"For decades artists from Bob Dylan to U2 to Rage Against The Machine have been angered by different troubles and inspired to write songs about them, some to draw attention to the problem and some to prompt direct action against political wrongdoings."
"To me this shows that it is not only multimillion pound recording artists who can protest about these things freely; even bands trying to break into the market have the confidence and drive to express themselves without limit."
http://www.englishandmedia.co.uk/mm/subscribers/downloads/archive_mm/mmagpast/mm25_anarchy.html
Anarchy? Where? When sub-versive sub-cultures hit the mainstream:
"For most, music is little more than entertainment and individuals identify themselves as fans of certain genres, such as indie, hip hop or heavy rock. For others, music is the defining aspect of the sub-cultural group to which they belong, such as goths or, 30 years ago, punks."
" It was during the 1960s that music was most obviously countercultural; that is, in opposition to the status quo. The counterculture of the 1960s broadly encapsulated:
• the Civil Rights movement
• the growth of feminism
• the anti-war movement
• the Gay rights movements amongst others."
(Rock) "So music was not really treated as a (capitalist) business but as something belonged to the bands and their fans."
"Genres such as grime continue to appear from the underground to challenge the status quo and to be vilified by politicians and the press. "
"He argues that we can all be ‘pirates’ forcing Big Business to respond to youth culture or go out of business. As the Chinese proverb has it, ‘we live in interesting times.’"
Broadsheet newspaper site research:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/dec/24/nigerians-optimistic-people-world?INTCMP=SRCH
Research found that Nigeria is supposedly the most optimistic country in the world, which is ironic as in the news there are an increase in homosexuals being shunned in their society and have to face many issues because of their identity. This article from the Guardian questions whether Nigeria should be called an optimistic country or not (no offence to any Nigerians).
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/06/us-overseas-aid-human-rights?INTCMP=SRCH
Another article from the Guardian about President Obama telling US officials like Hilary Clinton to deal with human rights abuse against LGBT groups internationally through foreign aid. "It should never be a crime to be gay." - Hilary Cliton speaking in Geneva.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/shortcuts/2011/dec/21/hip-hop-losing-homophobic-image?INTCMP=SRCH
Article from the Guardian about how Hip-Hop seems to be loosing its homophobic image with artists such as Lil' B, Lil Wayne and Kanye West.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/8965869/Religious-groups-boycott-Tesco-over-senior-executives-evil-Christians-comment.html
Hilariously weird article from the Telegraph about Christians boycotting Tesco's after the senior executive called Christians 'evil' for opposing gay marriage. Funny cos in the Bible it says in Matthew 7: 1 "Judge not, that you be not judged. ". This is a clear example of how the media has not only influenced people in a political sense but also socially.
Media education sites research:
http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Students/mtw9402.html
Portrayal of Gays and Lesbians on TV and the audience reaction.
http://www.socresonline.org.uk/2/2/6.html
Research into male sexuality in posters and leaflets.
http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/591536/index.html
Focusses more on the historical aspect of homosexuality in film.
Wikipedia research:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_(charity)
A charity called Stonewall (named after the Stonewall riots) which tries to help LGBT groups.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_United_Kingdom
Page about the LBGT rights in the UK.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality_Act_(Sexual_Orientation)_Regulations
About the Equality Act to help LGBT groups in public places without being discriminated against.
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