Test #1 Flashcards
(25 cards)
Pop Culture
the domain of mass entertainment consumed, distributed, and created according to shifting and entrenched tastes.
Populism
the political belief that suggests common people are exploited by a privileged elite; there are different varieties of populism, that run from left to right of the ideological spectrum; but overall, populism is guided by the belief that political and social goals are best achieved by the direct actions of the ‘people’.
Political Efficacy
a citizen’s level of trust in government and the belief that she can understand and influence political affairs.
Gender
word is used to describe women and men, which are socially constructed. People are born female or male but learn to be girls and boys and grow into women and men. The learned behaviour makes up gender identity and determines gender rolls
Commodification
“To turn into or treat as a commodity; make commercial”
Spin
the age of news and information that is manipulated or slanted to affect its interpretation and influence public opinion.
John Oliver Effect
The playful use of political satire, comedic pop culture-driven journalism, and social criticism to expose political issues.
Military-Entertainment Complex
A term describing the cooperation and sharing between the military and entertainment industries to their mutual benefit, especially in such fields as multimedia and virtual reality.
EX.) Old man sam posters
Political Satire
The use of irony, humour and/or sarcasm to examine and criticize states of affair or controversial issues.
Zoon Politikon
“an animal intended to live in a city, a political animal” - Aristotle
MEANS: humans reached their highest potential when people interact to each other as fellow citizens
“Polis”
city-state
“Political”
Those things that are of the city and of concern to citizens
Who is the 1st Democratic “polis” in Western history
Athens
What are some questions the greeks would ask themselves?
- “family or city?”
- “is it worth/possible having a utopia?”
- “is politics just for control?”
Who are the 3 famous tragedy play writers?
- Aeschylus
- Sophocles
- Euripides
What is special about Euripides
He is the funniest of all 3 writers for his famous play where wives would say either come home and have sex or join the war and have no sex.
What was the name of Euripides famous play
Lysistrata
Idealism comes from what Greek word?
“idein” which means “to see”
2 examples of Idealists
- Woodrow Wilson
2. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FOUR FREEDOMS)
what does ‘eutopos’ and ‘outopos’ mean
eutopos = good place outopos = no place
What is Realism
asserts the priority of real and actual power politics based primarily on practical and material factors and considerations, rather than explicit idealistic notions or moral or ethical premises.
Sophists
travelling teachers who taught young men how to make and win arguments in courts of law.
Sophism
method of teaching in ancient Greek based on techniques of persuasion.
The Obama Effect
A theory that the electorate —especially undecided voters —can be influenced by celebrities because they inherently seek to reduce their own uncertainty
