Author: Lethaniel

Minutes 25/05/2017 – Manchester Arena Terrorist Attack

May 25, 2017 / / 0 Comments

Note: At 11 O’Clock a one minute silence was made in the memory of those affected by the Manchester Arena Terrorist Attack.

Apologies:

Caleb

Those Present:

Ms Critchley, Ms Mole, Obai, Lethaniel, Alfie, Jose and Alex.

Key Points of Discussion on Manchester Arena Terrorist Attack.

– Discussion on the idea that constantly being refereed to as a terrorist will make you do attacks of terror (In some and not all cases).

– The media portrayal of terrorism between country to country. The attack in Manchester generated more news attention in the UK than in France.

– Obai felt some attacks are given more emphasis than others (Hardly any news on the people affected by terrorism in Syria).

– International terrorist groups had disguised the intention to carry out acts of terrors with the idea of freedom before going around committing attacks.

– Labeling groups of a stereotype will increase the use of that stereotype (If you go around labeling Muslims as terrorists then they might start doing acts of terror to justify the stereotype).

– People who commit acts of terror and call themselves Muslim (or associate themselves with a group) can cause social conflict.

– Society always seems to blames a particular group for their problems (Black people, Gay people…).

Sexual Harassment in Schools – Guardian Article

December 1, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Hi Everyone!!

Following the sexual harassment incident which hasn’t been resolved yet, I have found this article by the Guardian which talks about a rise of sexual assaults in UK schools where very little or nothing is done to resolve the situation. Below is the very article if you would like to read it.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/nov/29/epidemic-sexual-assaults-schools-groped-pornographic-images-slags

I hope you all have a lovely weekend!

Lethaniel

Representation and Stereotyping – Research Meeting

November 3, 2016 / / 2 Comments

Hey Everyone!

I am currently on an Extended Project course where I am researching “How does musical theatre represent different groups of people”, part of my research is grasping a better knowledge of representation and widely held beliefs on different groups of people. Im hoping to find a group of people to explore some representations and stereotypes and find out some opinions on the matter whether positive or negative. The proposed time is next Tuesday lunchtime but I still need to outsource location. Im looking forward to hearing from some of you 🙂 🙂 🙂 (Meeting time and location should hopefully be confirmed by equalities meeting today).

Kind Regards – Lethaniel

 

 

Socio-Economic Inequality – (Open for discussion)

June 22, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Hi Everyone

I just wanted to explain a bit more into detail what I meant last week when bringing up Socio-Economic Inequality. It stems from the recent tragedy of the Orlando Mass LGBT Shooting which after sparked huge
support from many people and events in commemorating the people that tragically lost their lives and the families that were affected.

The event in particular I would like to bring up is the Tony Awards which is the big Broadway theatre awards hosted each year.  The ceremony this year was in dedication to the people who died in the shooting and had the message of being able to live up to whatever dream you have no matter who you are.

This brings up the idea of something like theatre being open to everyone but not necessarily in some cases.

The example I would like to talk about comes from the biggest Broadway show of the year which is a musical called Hamilton. This musical has a diverse cast of people from many different ethnicities showing equality between people of different races in the theatre industry.

Unfortunately, many people are unable to see Hamilton because of it’s astronomical ticket prices which can be in the region of $1,000 to $7,000 (£675.61 to £4,730.05) due to tickets being resold by 3rd party sellers who increase the price due to popularity.  This, however, means for the vast majority of people it would be too expensive to see the show.

This brings the idea of Socio-Economic Inequality as theatre is open to everyone no matter who they are but can also exclude people of any gender, race or sexual orientation as most people can’t pay this much on luxuries such as theatre tickets, even at regular prices theatre can be too expensive with West End prices ranging from £15 to £150, not including the price of dinner and merchandise.

Furthermore, this idea can also be linked with other forms of entertainment like sports which can be too expensive to go see like theatre, which means people are excluded from some types of events like football matches.

I was bringing this up as more of a discussion and the ideas people had on the subject as I feel it can be important to look at things which bring people together but sometimes indirectly push people away as well.

Lethaniel

Stonewall Resources

November 4, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Hi everyone

I’am just writing to tell you about the resources from Stonewall you might need or wish to have a look at, I have alot of physical resources or you can download digital  versions from the educational resource area of Stonewall at http://www.stonewall.org.uk/our-work/education-resources.  Just ask me if you would like to request any physical copies of the Stonewall resources.

Lethaniel