Key Words Flashcards
1
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semiotics
A
The study of signs within a text that create meaning
2
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Signifier
A
The sign (word, colour, image etc)
3
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Signified
A
The concept/meaning/associations we make to the signifier
4
Q
Mise-en-scene
A
Everything on the scene
5
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Juxtaposition
A
Two contradicting things next to each other e.g. Merry war
6
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Denotive
A
The thing you see
7
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Connotive
A
The things you associate with the denotive
8
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Verismilitude
A
Sense of reality created
9
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Voyeurism
A
Being able to see things we feel are private (inside look)
10
Q
What does TEAt stand for?
A
Terminology
Evidence
Analysis
theory
11
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POND
A
Preferred
Oppositional
Negotiated
Dominant
12
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PIES
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Personal Identity
Information
Entertainment
Social interaction
13
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Idealogy
A
Peoples belief systems surrounding how they think the world should work
