The Rest of the Definitions

Question 1

Intersectionality

Answer 1

recognizing multiple impacts of different forms of identity (race, gander, sexual orientation)

Question 2

Representation by genre

Answer 2

sitcoms, criminals/gang members, token

Question 3

Representation by Geography

Answer 3

Based in diverse places but locals are not accurately portrayed (new york)

Question 4

Representation by profression

Answer 4

nurses

Question 5

Rethinking stereotype analysis

Answer 5

Actors embodying roles in interesting ways
Rich complex narratives
Subversive/satirical stereotypes
stereotype within overall narrative

Question 6

articulation

Answer 6

joining parts together to make a unity

Question 7

Avowal

Answer 7

identity you claim for yourself

Question 8

Ascription

Answer 8

identity others ascribe to you

Question 9

Agency

Answer 9

freedom/ability of someone to act on their own power

Question 10

enlightenment subject

Answer 10

each of us is an individual with identity within

Question 11

sociological subject

Answer 11

identity formed through interactions with people and environment

Question 12

postmodern subject

Answer 12

identity is always shifting and changing

Question 13

strategic essentialism

Answer 13

(Gayatri Spirak) temporary solidarity that serves as a means to an end (women’s suffrage)

Question 14

Cultural globalization

Answer 14

transmission of ideas, meanings and values across the world

Question 15

cultural homogenization

Answer 15

american/wester culture replaces local culture

Question 16

global media flows

Answer 16

Global (hollywood, CNN, BBC)
Transnational (telenovelas)
Geocultural (specific groups, MBC Arabic tv)

Question 17

Television formats

Answer 17

skeleton format of a program that can be adapted by other stations

Question 18

Glocalization

Answer 18

global flows adapted and remixed in local cultures

Question 19

Fandom as pathology

Answer 19

potential fanatic where fandom is seen as disease/crazy people

Question 20

Cultural Capital

Answer 20

having education or taste, linked to having good taste, high culture, respected

Question 21

Women’s media

Answer 21

never given attention/respect (soap operas, chick flicks)

Question 22

Fan

Answer 22

A consumer of a text who translates the text into a cultural activity by sharing it, joining a community, engaging with the text

Question 23

Fans as poachers

Answer 23

when someone takes some aspect from a media text and makes in their own (mashup)

Question 24

Slash

Answer 24

creating a relationship of two characters that doesn’t really exist

Question 25

Michel De Certeau

Answer 25

coined fans as poachers (impertinent raid on the literary preserve)

Question 26

Participatory Culture

Answer 26

low barriers to artistic expression and civic engagement
support for creating and sharing one’s creations
informal mentorship
members believe contributions matter
members feel social connection