Language and Representation

Language and Representation

Language and contexts

1) Write a summary of the notes from our in-class analysis of the episode. You can use your own notes from the screening in class or this Google document of class notes (you'll need your GHS Google login). 

Camerawork and sound:

Mise-en-scene:

Narrative and genre:

2) How can we apply narrative theories to this episode of  Doctor Who? 

Todorov's Balance:

Todorov proposed that all accounts take after a three portion structurePropp's character hypothesis:

Vladimir Propp expressed that there were seven fundamental character parts when he dissected classic pixie stories which these were show in most stories. Media items still utilize these conspicuous character sorts nowadays:

Barthes's conundrum and activity codes:

Activity Codes:

anything that recommends something sensational is around to happen. E.g. when the TARDIS starts to require off or when the shadow shows up within the final shot of the scene. Conundrum Codes:

a story code that makes riddle and gives the group of onlookers questions to keep them observing e.g. who is the Specialist and where is he taking them? Will the teachers get domestic? What is the secretive shadow within the last scene?Levi-Strauss's double resistance:

Twofold resistance could be a hypothesis that all stories are driven by strife of a arrangement of contradicting powers. There are numerous cases that can be found in this Specialist Who scene e.g. great v fiendish; youthful v ancient; human v outsider; dull v light etc.

 

3) In your opinion, what is the most important scene in the episode and why?

in my conclusion i accept the foremost vital portion of the scene is when the educator attempted leaving but couldn't and instep the specialist made the tardis travel somewhere else 

4) What genre is An Unearthly Child and how can you tell? Make specific reference to aspects of the episode.

- The sort is most likely science fiction since it clearly relates to how the police box can travel in time anyplace in space, making it think that the foremost logical dream has been seen.

 

5) How does An Unearthly Child reflect the social and historical contexts of the 1960s?
- It shows that you don't normally find a time machine in the junkyard and see revolutionary tech. The mobile phone was created in the 1970s so it makes everyone wonder in the episode how can this tech be shown in the late 90s

Representations

1) What stereotypes of men are reinforced and subverted in Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child? How?

In Specialist Who:

An Unearthly Child, a few generalizations of men are fortified and subverted.

1. The character of Ian Chesterton at first strengthens the generalization of men as coherent and judicious, as he is portrayed as a science educator who depends on prove and reason to get it marvels.

2. The male characters, counting Ian and the Specialist, at first show a propensity to require charge and be the decision-makers within the gather, strengthening the generalization of men as pioneers.

Subverted generalizations:

1. The character of the Specialist subverts the generalization of men as physically solid and overwhelming, as he is depicted as an unconventional and non-physically forcing figure.

2. As the arrangement advances, Ian's character subverts the generalization of men as barbarous and emotionless, as he appears sympathy and sympathy towards others, especially towards Susan, the Doctor's granddaughter.

Generally, Specialist Who:

An Unearthly Child challenges and subverts conventional sex generalizations by showing male characters who oppose desires and show a extend of characteristics and characteristics.

 

2) What stereotypes of women/girls are reinforced and subverted in Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child? How?

Within the to begin with scene of Specialist Who, "An Unearthly Child," a few generalizations of ladies and young ladies are fortified and subverted.

1. The character of Susan Foreman at first adjusts to the generalization of a powerless female in trouble. She is depicted as a panicked and powerless youthful lady who needs assurance from the Specialist and Ian and Barbara.1. As the scene advances, Susan Foreman breaks free from the conventional female part and illustrates insights, cleverness, and autonomy. She challenges the Specialist and shows an progressed information of science and innovation, subverting the generalization of ladies as exclusively subordinate on men for direction and bolster.2. The character of Barbara Wright subverts the generalization of the lady in trouble by taking charge and illustrating authority aptitudes. She is depicted as a solid and capable lady who isn't anxious to talk her intellect and take activity, indeed in unsafe circumstances.3. The scene too challenges the stereotype of ladies as as it were being inquisitive about household parts by depicting both Barbara and Susan as courageous and inquisitive people who are enthusiastic to investigate unused worlds.In general, "An Unearthly Child" subverts conventional generalizations of ladies and young ladies by showing complex and multifaceted female characters who resist desires and show organization and independence. These characters break free from the restricting and limit parts frequently relegated to ladies in narrating and instep exhibit their bravery, insights, and capability.

 

3) How do the representations of young people and old people in An Unearthly Child reflect the social and historical context of the 1960s? 

In "An Unearthly Child," the representations of youthful individuals and ancient individuals reflect the social and chronicled setting of the 1960s in a number of ways.Firstly, the youthful individuals, counting the most characters Susan and her two instructors, show a sense of disobedience and non-conformity, reflecting the developing youth counterculture of the 1960s. Susan is portrayed as a free-thinking and free youthful lady, which was in line with the expanding social developments of the time.On the other hand, the ancient individuals within the appear, such as the Specialist and the cavemen, are depicted as conventional and safe to change. This is often agent of the generational partition that was getting to be more articulated within the 1960s, as youthful individuals were frequently pushing for social and social alter whereas more seasoned eras clung to conventional values.Also, the cavemen within the appear speak to a more primitive and harsh way of life, reflecting the thought of advance and progression that was predominant within the 1960s. The differentiate between the youthful, cutting edge characters and the more seasoned, more primitive ones underscores the societal move towards modernization and mechanical progression that was happening at the time.In general, the representations of youthful individuals and ancient individuals in "An Unearthly Child" reflect the social and authentic setting of the 1960s by showcasing the clash between conventional and present day values, as well as the developing youth counterculture and generational separate of the time.

 

4) What representations of race/ethnicity can be found in Doctor Who: An Earthly Child? Is this surprising or not? Give reasons for your answer and consider historical / cultural context (the 1960s). Has this changed in more recent series of Doctor Who?

An Natural Child, which circulated in 1963, the representation of race and ethnicity is constrained basically to white characters. This can be not astounding considering the chronicled and social setting of the 1960s, where tv appears frequently needed differences and tended to fundamentally include white on-screen characters. Amid this time, there was constrained representation of people of color on British tv, and usually reflected in Specialist Who:

An Natural Child.In more later arrangement of Specialist Who, there has been a cognizant exertion to make strides representation of race and ethnicity. The appear has highlighted more differing characters and performing artists from different social foundations, counting individuals of color in driving parts. This move reflects the changing states of mind and needs of the tv industry, as well as a broader societal accentuation on differing qualities and inclusivity. Whereas Specialist Who:

An Natural Child may not have had different representations of race and ethnicity, the more later arrangement have made strides in progressing this angle of the appear.

 

5) How is social class represented in An Unearthly Child? Think about how education and knowledge is presented in the episode.

 In An Unearthly Child, social lesson is spoken to through the character of Susan and her instructors at Coal Slope School. Susan, being a Time Ruler and having progressed information, is spoken to as being prevalent to her instructors and classmates in terms of instruction and information. This makes a clear qualification of social course, with Susan being portion of the next, more learned lesson, and her instructors and classmates being portion of a lower, less learned course.The portrayal of instruction and information within the scene too reflects this social lesson partition. Susan's instructors are portrayed as uninformed and closed-minded, incapable to comprehend or acknowledge Susan's progressed information and judgment skills. This reflects a common subject in numerous science fiction stories, where advanced information and insights are frequently related with the next social course, and those who need such information are checked as being of a lower lesson.By and large, An Unearthly Child speaks to social lesson through the juxtaposition of Susan's progressed information and the numbness of her instructors and classmates, highlighting the separate between the two classes in terms of instruction and information.