Over the course of the past 4-5 months, we have been exploring the concept of representation by studying works such as the poems of Carol Ann Duffy, satires of Saint Hoax, past and present ads, political cartoons, song lyrics, movies, and many more. The central idea behind the unit was the question, “Can you truly […]

I’ll be looking at stereotypes in  car advertising through this clip from Top Gear, where Jeremy Clarkson and James May attempt to create ads for the Volkswagen Scirocco by utilizing stereotypes and plenty of classic Top Gear humour. This is not a real ad but is one that by virtue of being a parody, exposes […]