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PAPER 1 A Key text : Beyonce FORMATION MUSIC VIDEO ( 2016)

  Contexts- The music video explores the flooding in New Orleans which is a result of Hurricane Katrina. The video also portrays police brutality going on in America by sitting on top of a police car which has connotations of power as her positioning is higher than the police car, the car then sank into the water at the end of the video which could suggest at the end of the day police brutality can be defeated. She also references black children are beautiful without conforming to the western idea of beauty by showing black children one of which was her daughter wearing their hair naturally in an afro. Star Persona- BeyoncĂ© presents herself as a confident women this is done by her making direct mode of address through out the while video. However she is also sexulised in one of the scenes as she is wearing a tight fitted bodysuit which shows her chevage with suspenders which are associated with seduction and romance. Her choice of costume doesn't just reflect her as an artist it re

PAPER 2 SECTION B KEY TEXT: LATE NIGHT WOMENS HOUR

  Format of the show Late Night Women's Hour is a podcast on BBC Radio 4  and a spin off  Temes on Late Night Women's Hour There are many themes on the podcast that women can relate to and find interesting, such as 'Not wanting children' this is a topic many young women (25-35) can relate to as that is something they might be considering with their partner. There is also a topic on Love Island that many women would be interested in as it is a big show about love and relationships. Structure and content of  typical episodes  ( interviews, feature pieces, discussion , phone-in , etc.) Each episode lasts between 9-30 minutes long. Each episode contains a special guest that have a good idea about the topic that is getting spoken about or someone that can relate to the topic, for example on the episode of grief one of the guest was 'writer Ambreen Razia' who was grieving for the loss of her mum. Target audience The target audience of Late Night Women's Hour are m