BRITISH IDENTITY / BRITISH FILM

G325 British Asian Identity 

• The Times 10.01.2014 front page article Rise in Muslim birthrate as families ‘feel British’ article here
• Discussion prompted by the question of what is British identity? Today's newspapers (above) carry an article that is likely to be alarmist. Certainly the news about the new regulations allowing Romanians to work in Britain from 1st January 2014 has fuelled alarmists. 
• Using terms like 'pure' about Britain identity: we cannot use terms like homogenous about British identity as it covers a range of hybrid identities and always has. We look at  the different groups of people who have invaded Britain and settled here such as Celts, Romans, Anglo Saxons (from Denmark, Germany and Holland), Normans.
• Use this article to understand issues connected with denotation by name Equality Challenge Unit: use of BME, BAME 
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• Useful terms: diversity, BrAsian
• Ethnicity: ethnic minorities and majorities. Whose voice is heard in the Press, who is most likely to be represented in film and TV? See Media Diversified internet article an advocacy body for getting more people from ethnic minorities seen, heard and read in the UK mainstream press. 'The ascension of Amol Rajan as editor of a national newspaper The Independent was hailed as a milestone, the first person non-white editor of a national paper. It was big news and it shouldn't have been, it's 2013.'
• As Sathnam Sanghera said on the day 'Amol Rajan’s appointment important day for diversity, but press remains one of most monoracial industries in the land' and referred to the New Statesman's research from 2011.
• Representations of second and third generation immigrants in films often reflect conflict within the diasporic community and the family, such as that of Tahara and Casim from Ae Fond Kiss (dir.Ken Loach) 
  
  

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