Best Critical Investigations 2013

Congratulations Y13. The exams are over and, hopefully, you'll be off to university in a few months. 

These essays are fantastic, each containing a wealth of research, insight and fluent analysis. All are worthy Level 4 submissions...

Why is the representation of the police on television programmes such as 'Road Wars' and 'Police, Camera, Action!' over-sensationalised? (Ahmed A)

How do video games such as 'Call of Duty' and 'Grand Theft Auto' push the boundaries of on-screen violence and what is the impact of this on audiences? (Arnie)

To what extent do American film/institutions use the vampire genre (through texts such as ‘Twilight’ and ‘The Vampire Diaries’) to positively influence a teenage female audience? (Niemah)

How are women overtly sexualised in contemporary perfume advertising, paying particular attention to adverts such as Beyoncé’s 'Heat'advert and the YSL advert featuring Kate Moss. (Chandni)

To what extent does news media create moral panic and represent teenagers in a negative way that the public should fear? (Arfa)

Despite the fact that we're supposedly living in a post-feminist society, why are female characters in contemporary US sitcoms such as ‘The Big Bang Theory’ still being negatively represented? (Ria) 

The Only Way is Reality: Is the popularity of ‘Dramality’ television indicative of the ‘dumbing down’ of audiences? (Sarah)

Despite the global success of Jay Sean, why is there still alack of successful British Asian artists? Is this due to post-colonial attitudes or Asian cultural traditions? (Sasha)

Have Hollywood attitudes towards content in 12A films become more liberal or have audiences’ film desires changed? (Ahmed R)