Archive for February, 2008

Have the Simpsons got Britishness right?

Published at February 20, 2008 in Cultural Geography and My place. 10 Comments

THE SIMPSONS: Homer gets the "royal treatment" from guest stars J.K. Rowling, Prime Minister Tony Blair, Sir Ian McKellan, Evan Marriot (all playing themselves) and Edwina (guest star Jane Leeves) when THE SIMPSONS visit London in "The Regina Monologues" airing Sunday, Nov. 23 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX. THE SIMPSONS ™ & © 2003 T.T.C.F.F.C ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ™©2003FOX BROADCASTING CR:FOX<br />

An American colleague is wanting our help with this question. He has viewed the Simpsons episode where they come to Britain and has noted

  • We use of certain kinds of phrases, i.e. my word, I say, cross the pond
  • Big Ben is iconic in terms of Britishness.
  • We have a dry wit and humour.
  • We are “classy”, everyone wears suits and tuxedos or, when in the Tower of London, are dressed more like the rural people.
  • We refer to women of power as “Mum” (Judy Dench and then The Queen)
  • Theatres play nothing but Shakespeare.
  • People tend to be rich.

How representative is this of Britishness?

Help the ’special relationship’. :)

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For teachers: Fancy joining us…

Published at February 20, 2008 in General. 0 Comments

As from September. Please see here for details.

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Anywhere is possible…

Published at February 19, 2008 in Just for Fun. 0 Comments

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What’s KES up to?

Published at February 18, 2008 in Yr11 and Cultural Geography. 3 Comments

Just been catching up with the Alan and the students of KES, they are also tackling the cultural geography unit, they are currently working on multiculturalism. Nice resources ;)

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How to change the world…

Published at February 18, 2008 in Citizenship. 2 Comments

Simple really… ;)


How To Change The World

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A new nation…

Published at February 18, 2008 in Geography in the News. 0 Comments

came into existence in Europe yesterday. Click on the flag to find out more.

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Globalisation, not a new thing…

Published at February 17, 2008 in Cultural Geography. 0 Comments

Over the last couple of lessons we have been discussing whether globalisation is leading to a global culture.  Globalisation is not new though and some political ideas have had a global appeal. Basically just an excuse for some socialism and Billy Bragg.

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Cultural Changes…

Published at February 16, 2008 in Cultural Geography. 0 Comments

Remember culture changes, as illustrated by the most seen video clip on the Internet, according to a recent Channel 4 programme.

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Video Spin

Published at February 16, 2008 in video editing, video and Teacher Resources. 2 Comments

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I’ve had a little play with Video Spin today, it is a free slim down version of Pinnacle. Much easier to use than Windows Movie Maker, but less presentation tools, there is an option for upgrades. The interesting utility is the range of export formats, flash, Real Player, wmv, ipod and Sony psp. The programme will even upload your video straight to sharing sites, such as You Tube. Might be a useful tool for producing coursework movies.

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Coca-Cola Hunt?

Published at February 16, 2008 in Coca-Cola and People as Consumers. 0 Comments

I forgot to show Year 10 this, what is the message?

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