Vocabulary for weeks 1 & 2
Make sure you understand these terms. Look them up and give a definition of them: Give your definitions in a blog
1) Ideology
2) Fascism
3 Slapstick
4) Non-linear
5) Stereotype - how is it different from and archetype
6) Caricature
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ReplyDelete1) Ideology
a system of doctrines, myths, beliefs, or ideas that guide an individual, a group, an institution, or that form basis of economic or political theory and policy
2) Fascism
a right-wing governmental system led by a dictator controlling the society and economy completely, not allowing any opposition
3) Slapstick
deliberate humor that is based on silly physical actions like people hitting each other or falling over
4) Non-linear
not arranged in a straight line, or not moving in one direction
5) Stereotype - how is it different from and archetype
an oversimplified and standardized conception or image, often wrong, about what a person or thing is like
Archetype
the original model from which other things of the same kind are copied
Archetype is the origin of something, whereas stereotype is an oversimplified idea formed by the wrong deduction from the origins.
6) Caricature
a drawing of a person in which striking characteristics or peculiarities of that person are exaggerated in order to make the person look funny or silly
I looked the words up online dictionaries, including Oxford Dictionaries, Macmillan Dictionary, Dictionary.com, and Cambridge Dictionary and combined the meanings that I think are correct for the word.
Ideology: a system of ideas, opinions, beliefs or principles of an individual or group. Often it is referred to a set of political beliefs, or a set of ideas that characterize a particular culture.
ReplyDeleteFascism: a way in which the government, led by a dictator, controls the lives of the citizens and disallowing them is disagree with the government (e.g. North Korea)
Slapstick: a style of humour that exaggerates physical violence and activities
Non-linear: not in an arranged sequence or straight line
Stereotype: a widely held but fixed idea or representation (that can often be received as ‘cliché’) of someone, something, or some place. This is different to the term ‘archetype’ which is defined as an origin of something, someone, or some place. A stereotype is a wrongly assumed idea of the origin of that particular object/subject.
Caricature: a picture or representation of a person that exaggerates striking features to create a humorous or grotesque effect.