REPRESENTATION AND MUSIC VIDEOS

KEY TOPICS ◾ Analyzing music videos ◾ Representation ◾ Music and social change ◾ Using storyboards LEARNING OBJECTIVES After completing this unit, teachers will be able to: ◾ Develop a storyboard and treatment for a music video ◾ Analyze a music video, with emphasis being given to representations of gender, race and sexuality ◾ Examine representation in ‘alternative’ music ◾ Compare representations in alternative media to those in the mainstream