Analysis of Cultural Capability in Fawlty Towers: A Study of Season 2, Episode 1

Running head: Analysis of cultural capability in episode 1, season 2 of the TV series namely Fawlty Towers
ANALYSIS OF CULTURAL CAPABILITY IN EPISODE 1,
SEASON 2 OF THE TV SERIES NAMELY FAWLTY TOWERS

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Analysis of cultural capability in episode 1, season 2 of the TV series namely Fawlty Towers
Table of Contents
1. Introduction..................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Background............................................................................................................................1
1.2 Aim.........................................................................................................................................2
1.3 Scope......................................................................................................................................2
2. Overview and observations..........................................................................................................2
2.1 Overview of the video scenario.............................................................................................2
2.2 Observations...........................................................................................................................3
2.2.1 Voice tone........................................................................................................................3
2.2.2 Behaviour........................................................................................................................3
2.2.3 Physical location..............................................................................................................3
2.2.4 Communication...............................................................................................................3
3. Analysis.......................................................................................................................................4
3.1 Cultural spaces.......................................................................................................................4
3.2 Body language........................................................................................................................4
3.3 Cultural interaction................................................................................................................4
3.4 Cultural awareness.................................................................................................................5
3.5 Cultural difference.................................................................................................................5
4. Recommendations........................................................................................................................5
5. Conclusion...................................................................................................................................6
Reference list...................................................................................................................................7

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Analysis of cultural capability in episode 1, season 2 of the TV series namely Fawlty Towers
1. Introduction
1.1 Background
Cultural safety is a burning issue in many fields such as workplaces, schools and
so on that mostly depends on what culture a person belongs to. A person can feel
culturally safe if that person is in an environment that respects culturally distinct people
using cultural intelligence and cultural self awareness. Moreover, a harmonious sharing
of meaning, experience and learning among people belonging from diverse cultural
outlooks can make a person feel culturally safe that is highly importance for creating a
safe cultural space of everyone.
1.2 Aim
This study will revolve around the different aspects of cultural capability and
cultural safety with special reference to the chosen scene from a popular TV series. For
that reason, this study will give an overview of the chosen example and will determine
whether the example depict a culturally safe or unsafe place. In addition, the example will
be analysed on the basis of the observations made on that example before. Lastly, some
recommendations will be suggested that can be helpful in blurring the issues effecting
cultural safety of the characters present in the example.
1.3 Scope
This study will focus on analysis of a 3 minute video clip taken from first episode
of season one of the British TV series namely the Fawlty Towers. This analysis will be
done in order to establish the point that this particular scene does not show a balanced
depiction of culturally safe space. For that reason, from body language to character
interactions, each and everything will be minutely observed.
2. Overview and observations
2.1 Overview of the video scenario
The study has revolved around a particular scene taken from first episode of
season two of the British TV series called Fawlty Towers. The chosen scene or the video