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Define the following terms in your own words and provide a contextual sentence:

mbutcher18 — 2024-04-17 15:57:16 UTC

Media=

Popular culture=

Diaspora=

Cultural corruption=

Cultural homogenization=

Cultural imperialism=

Globalization=

Decoding=

Encoding=

Representation=

Misrepresentation=

Dominant reading=

Negotiated reading=

Oppositional reading=

Alternative media=

Independent media=

Global Homogenization

2024-04-17 21:13:55 UTC

reduction in cultural diversity through the popularization and diffusion of a wide array of cultural symbols, one of the aspect of globalism

Diaspora Is the scattering of a group of people from their homeland.

2024-04-17 21:15:56 UTC

Example: The dispersion of Jewish communities Throughout the world.

media: ways of communication and information sharing such as social media, Internet, newspapers, TV, magazines, etc.

2024-04-17 21:15:58 UTC

Example: We receive information from media, such as reading a newspaper, browsing the Internet, watching a video on social media and so on.

Misrepresentation

yangyuqiki — 2024-04-17 21:16:53 UTC

The act of presenting false or misleading information about something, often with the intention of deceiving others. It involves making untrue statements or omitting important facts that would change the perception or understanding of a situation.

i.e. during the pandemic, some merchants said a certain herb could help kill the virus which turned out to be a misrepresentation.

Encoding

2024-04-17 21:17:09 UTC

a process of transforming your thoughts or feelings into a form that can be perceived by the receiver/reader, such as spoken words, written text, or body language

Global Imperialism

2024-04-17 21:18:16 UTC

the imposition by one usually politically or economically dominant community of various aspects of its own culture onto another non-dominant community

For example, Disney, Macdonald, Hollywood, English... are spread all over the world

Cultural corruption: The degradation of cultural values, or practices due to influences and unethical behavior within a society.

2024-04-17 21:19:25 UTC

Example: The distortion of historical narratives. the promotion of harmful stereotypes.

Dominant reading

yangyuqiki — 2024-04-17 21:19:26 UTC

The interpretation or understanding of a text, image, or cultural artifact that aligns with the intended or widely accepted meaning as perceived by the majority of the audience or society. It reflects the preferred or intended message conveyed by the creator.

i.e. In media studies, the dominant reading of a film, television show, or advertisement is the interpretation that aligns with the prevailing cultural norms, values, and ideologies.

Popular culture: trendy culture in society that are liked and followed by a majority of people, especially the younger generation. This can be certain types of music, tv series, and even any that goes viral and become phenomonal online.

2024-04-17 21:20:19 UTC

example: Nowadays everything you could imagine could potentially go viral on social media and become part of the popular culture.

Representation

2024-04-17 21:20:28 UTC

a person or organization that speaks, acts, or is present for someone else

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2024-04-17 21:21:36 UTC

Globalization: something that involves internationally. For example, the globalization economy, which having different countries from the world to trade goods.

Decoding: to convert a message into intelligible language to explain some insight cultural knowledge.

Alternative media

2024-04-17 21:32:20 UTC

The media sources that differ from established or dominant types of media in terms of their content, production, or distribution. Except for traditional mass media, such as TV, newspaper, radio etc... such as X(former twitter)