a2 - russell brand on politics

here's an article by russell brand on his disillusionment with british politics

perfect for POSTMODERNISM and MARXISM

the mark scheme

here's a link to the mark scheme for the written coursework for the written coursework.


you need to scroll to pages 13 and 14.

as coursework - guardian articles to get you started

school leaving rites of passage 

high school proms in britain

influence of american media on school leavers' celebrations 

forum about school leavers' celebrations

first holiday without parents 

memories of first holidays without parents

mother/daughter discussion about first holidays 

advice for teen holidays abroad

family's influence on us

family influence and technology 

influence of birth order 

forced marriage

what's a normal family?

nuclear family disappearing 

children by different fathers 

lgbt families

rubbish

living off landfill

waste conservation

freegansim

upgrade culture

unsustainable mobile phone use 

positive effects of technology developments 

upgrade confusion

a2 coursework - some guardian articles for wider reading

here are some really useful articles from the guardian as wider reading for your coursework submission - not everything will be relevant to everyone, but check them all out

construction of a pop star

genre nostalgia

capitalism and vinyl 

capitalism and sexualisation of the young

jay z and marketing 

capitalism, marketing and music genre

links between narrative fiction and music 

a2 - feminism, marketing and music

here are four links for coursework research...

here's a link to an article about charlotte church's recent speech at a music industry gathering where she discusses sexualisation of pop.

here's a link to an article about the effects of pop on young children.

here's a great article about how hit songs have portrayed women.

and, finally for now, here's an article about how female pop stars use instagram for self-promotion.

a2 feminism - FEMEN and The Powder Room

here's an article about a new film about an international radical feminist movement called FEMEN which are receiving a lot of publicity at the moment.


here's an article about women and cinema's representation of females, concentrating on a new film just released. .