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Capitol City starts to recognize the super-dog saving lives.
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- Representations of gender, age, and ethnicity
- Theories of representation – Hall
- Feminist theories – Van Zoonen (A Level)
- bell hooks
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Consider the codes and conventions of media forms and products Consider how Underdog conforms to the codes and conventions of the narrative/performance video. The aim of the performer is to interpret the lyrics through a narrative (of which Alicia Keys is an integral part). In this particular performance, the artist sings directly to the camera whi...
Underdog constructs a version of reality using real locations and believable characters. The paradigmatic choices of visual and technical codes work together to convey a point of view of the world. Alicia Keys refuses to accept that certain social groups who are misrepresented and under-represented due to their ethnicity, gender and social class sh...
This music video deliberately avoids stereotypical representations and presenting marginalised groups as ‘others’, leading to a more positive representation. Consider how this is achieved in Underdog through recognisable signs and codes that are decoded by audiences and interpreted to produce a positive reading of the music video.
Consider how in Underdog, Alicia Keys has created a political music video which positions the audience to engage with the discourse around representation of gender, ethnicity, and identity. Her agenda is clearly centered around her own concerns and experiences, stemming from her multi-cultural background. Therefore, the representations address her ...
Consider how you can apply hooks’ assertion that race and class as well as sex determine the extent to which individuals are exploited and discriminated against. To what extent does this music video challenge stereotypical representations of ethnicity and gender? Consider how Keys as an activist demonstrates feminism as a political commitment rat...
Social and cultural Consider how Underdog reflects the time in which it was made. The representations in this music video have been afected by social and cultural contexts, for example the Black Lives Matter movement and the growing awareness of global social inequality. The narrative constructed by the music video ofers social commentary and chal...
May 22, 2021 · Hope the low pitch isn't a nuisance.
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Underdog is a 2007 American live-action/animated superhero comedy film directed by Frederik Du Chau from a screenplay based on the story by Joe Piscatella, Adam Rifkin and Craig A. Williams. It is based on W. Watts Biggers, Chet Stover and Joe Harris‘ 1960s animated television series Underdog. The film stars Jim Belushi, Peter Dinklage, John Slattery and Patrick Warburton with the voice ...
Alicia Keys played "Underdog" from her living room in Los Angeles to kick off the "iHeartRadio Living Room Concert For America" on March 29, 2020. The benefit concert was held during the coronavirus outbreak to raise money for the charities Feeding America and the First Responders Children's Foundation. "This song is like a prayer," Keys said ...
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Underdog is a 2007 American live-action/animated superhero comedy film based on W. Watts Biggers, Chet Stover, and Joe Harris ‘ 1960s animated television series Underdog, which in turn is a spoof on the DC Comics character Superman, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Directed by Frederik Du Chau and written by Joe Piscatella, Adam ...
