Blog task: binary oppositions and ideology

1) Watch this clip from BBC Question Time with Russell Brand and Nigel Farage. The BBC deliberately placed the two against each other and the episode resulted in far more people watching and tweeting than usual.

• What examples of binary opposition can you suggest from watching this clip?
• Rich and Poor
• Upper and Lowerclass
• Russell Brant and Nigel Farage
• Over populated and not populated

What ideologies are on display in this clip?

• That our society has problems however one believe the problem is corruption and the other believes its immigration and over population.
• Largest corporations and rich people are corrupt and the other opposes
• The other believes the scale of immigration is way too large and needs to be controlled.

Embed the video into your blog (as above) and answer these two questions in full paragraphs.

Ideology and your own choice of clip

2) Now do the same activity for a clip of your choice. Embed the YouTube video in your blog and answer the questions in detail:




What examples of binary opposition can you suggest from watching your clip?

• Hero vs Villain
• Good vs Bad
• Sky vs Ground 
• 'Fly' vs Fall
• Win vs Lose
• Safe vs Danger 
• Special vs Normal 

are examples of a few. 

What ideologies are on display in your clip?

• That the Hero always saves the girl and the public
• There is always a fight between good and evil / the hero and the villian 
• The idea that normal people are seemly powerless against the more famous and special. 
• These are all dominant ideologies.