Representation | National Identity in 'Pride'

Pride is a film where U.K. gay activists work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984. 

One of the Welsh stereotypes is 'anti-gay', and this is dealt with well in the film, as the plot includes the miners make peace with the gay community and end up helping each other. Welsh people are known to be very traditional, as they live in rural communities and lack the general knowledge of the current day trends.

There was non-digetic sound (choir singing) in the background at the start, setting the scene that this film is patriotically Welsh. This music was played over short clips of the classic Welsh countryside, and stereotyped slogans such as 'in the valleys' was used. 

There is one small scene in the trailer that shows an old Welsh woman asking a gay male about something that could be seen as inappropriate. We know this because another woman tries to stop her from saying it, but she carries on. This could be because the older woman may not know an awful lot about the topic, as Welsh people stereotypically live in traditional smaller communities. 

Representation | American Oxygen (Rhianna)

The music video 'American Oxygen' presents national identity through many videos of past events. It is mainly showing negative events that have happened in the US over the past century, which could indicate how they've made a lot of mistakes, yet people still fight for their patriotism no matter what. America is known as a very patriotic country, and sometimes other countries will feel that they try to rule the world, because of their acceptance in strong military attacks, some of which are shown in the music video.

There is a scene in the video where a white man is holding up a sign saying 'Nation of Immigrants, Nation of Ignorance' with a tick next to 'Nation of Immigrants'. This could show that although the white community don't like it, they've had to come to a realisation that it's happening, yet they will never stop showing their views.

Recent Events | Analysis

This cover is by The Daily Mail, an extreme Right-Wing newspaper. Their views are a very patriotic view of Britain, keeping everything within the same social restrictions of that 50+ years ago. Some of their views include anti-immigration and same-sex marriage. This image shows Ed Miliband supposedly 'helping' a Labour Supporter in Syria. However, the Daily Mail portray it as him almost being a terrorist, as he is positively interacting with someone who's son is a terrorist. The mode of address is formal, yet with an informal way of explanation. This magazine is digested widely by supporters of the Conservative and/or UKIP party.