AS Language & Literature - Spoken Language

Which features of spoken language can you identify in the following clip from the TV drama series 'The Wire'?

How can you tell that this is crafted speech rather than spontaneous speech?

A2 Comms: Edward Said & Orientalism

Watch this clip to see Edward Said explain what influenced him to write 'Orientalism' and the key ideas within it:

AS Comms - the power of body language

This is a 'Ted talk' about the power of body language (NVC) in influencing ourselves as well as others.

A2 Literature - The Bluest Eye

Here is a Feminist reading of The Bluest Eye: click here.

A2 Comms - Colonial attitudes

This advert for Pear's Soap is a great demonstration of colonial attitudes:

Thanks to Jennifer, Zoe & Dara for finding it...

AS Comms - how accents are perceived

Here's an article about how different accents are perceived as signifying different levels of power to different people: click here.

A2 Lit: The Bluest Eye - Imitation of Life

In The Bluest Eye, Maureen mentions a film which she believes features a girl called Pecola: "Anyway, her name was Pecola too. She was so pretty. When it comes back, I'm going to see it again. My mother has seen it four times."

You can watch the opening of the film Maureen refers to (Imitation of Life, 1934) below. It's particularly worth watching to the end of this clip so that you can see how black people were represented in films at this time: