Post-colonialism

By employing Destiny Ekaraghas I can gather that Alvarado and Frantz theories does relate to black representations.  In Ekaraghas film we see the typical representation of the main character being humorous.'Gone too Far', we see the main character being humorous at times even without trying which reinforces Alvarado's theory of black people having this role in society which is reflected in shows and movies. Also, the girl that the main character is obsessed with and her ex-boyfriend would probably come under the 'dangerous' category as they seem to be aggressive throughout the film whilst using slang. Furthermore, we see DJ's in a studio who are African which portrays them as hard working and successful in their music so would support Alvarado's theory of black people being exotic. Frantz theory is similar in a way because of the way black representation is described for example decivilize from Frantz theory can be applied to the gangsters from Gone too Far or tight jeans. This fortifies generalizations of black characters in media content since it is the thing that society has been instructed to trust so we would hope to see it reflected somehow even from a maker like Destiny who might need to challenge these generalizations. Maybe she does this since some of these generalizations are valid.

TV programmes:

• ·         Top boy
• ·         55 degrees North
• ·         The Fresh Prince 
• ·         Dr Who

Online only productions:

• ·         Brothers with no game
• ·         Venus vs Mars
• ·         The Ryan sisters
• ·         All about the McKenzies
• ·         Meet the Adebanjos

Films:

• ·         Kidulthood
• ·         Anuvahood
• ·         Attack the block
• ·         Shank
• ·         Ill manors