Wednesday, 27 March 2024

1980's Context

Historical context -
  • Ronald Reagan - right wing
  •  The Cold war 
  • Margaret Thatcher - right wing
  • AIDS outbreak

Social and Cultural context-
  • Disco and synth music
  • Extravagant hair and makeup
  • MTV 

Media Context-
  • Spielberg 
  • Sci-fi
  • Back to the future
  • Dirty Dancing
  • ET
  • First mobile phones
  • 2nd and 3rd Star Wars films
  • Alien
  • Poltergeist
  • The Thing
  • Ghostbusters
  • Pac-Man/arcades





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