A2 Comms - Colonialism & Kenya

This a good clip to watch to help us really understand how the processes of Colonialism started, in this case in Kenya:

Kenya and its colonial past is in the news at the moment because of a court case that is being brought against the British government by three Kenyans tortured under colonial rule in the 1950s. You can read about the case by clicking here. And - you can find out more about the Mau Mau rebellion which led to this torture by watching this.

A2 Lit: free indirect speech

This week in class we noticed that parts of The Bluest Eye are written using free indirect speech (or free indirect discourse). I have found a decent page on the internet, which explains this style of narration well: click here to read it.

Death of a Salesman & Expressionism

Here's a good presentation on slideshare, which contextualises Death of a Salesman as an expressionistic drama: click here to access it.

A2 Literature - another interesting blog

Here's another interesting blog entry on The Bluest Eye - this time from a Feminist perspective: click here to read.

AS Comms - applying Goffman to Facebook (extension work)

Here is an essay (warning: it's quite long!) about how we might apply Goffman to Facebook. It's a challenging read but worth having a go at, especially if you are aiming for a top grade. Click here to read it.

A2 Literature - The Bluest Eye

I came across this blog post on The Bluest Eye, which some of you might find useful: click here to read it.

A2 Comms - Marxist analysis of fairy tales

Click here to read a Marxist analysis of fairy tales and click here to read a Marxist fairy tale! Both are worth a  read and will help develop your understanding of Marxism further.