Bend It Like Beckham

Director : Gurinder Chadha

1. Describe the representations found on the DVD/film poster (include an image of DVD/film poster)

2. How does the film reflect changing attitudes to gender and ethnic identity in contemporary Britain?

3. What are the problems Jess faces as a British Asian 18-year-old girl?

4. How can filmmakers make a difference by representing the diversity national, regional, religious and ethnic identity in UK?

5. What does this film say about gender?

6. In what way are British teens represented in this film? (use specific examples from the text, consider the fact that it is a positive representation)

7. What are the themes and issues of this film? How are they represented/what is the film saying about them? (friendship, gnder, ethnicity/culture, family, growing up)

Media And Collective Identity: Representations Of British Youths And Youth Culture

Guided Questions:
1.How do the cotemporary media represent British Youth and Youth Culture in different ways?
2. How does contemporary representation compare to previous time periods?
3.What are the social implications of different media representations of British Youth and Youth Culture?
4. To what extent is human identity increasingly 'mediated'?

The media text we are exploring -

• Film
• TV
• Newspapers
• Internet