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
Vocabulary
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1) Ideology - A system of ideas and ideals, especially one which forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy. My knowledge is that an ideology is a set of beliefs which affects your outllook or worldview.
2) Facism - Is the belief in the absolute control of everyone/everything.
3) Slapstick - Comedy based on deliberately clumsy actions and humorously embarrassing events.
4) Non-linear - Not sequential or straightforward.
5) Stereotype - (How is this different from archetype?) A widely held overfixed image or idea of a person or thing.
Some examples:
Archetypes can be dynamic or static, round or flat, or major or minor.
Stereotypes are mostly used to portray supporting characters.
Archetype can be a character, situation or an action.
Stereotypes are often characters.
6) Caricature - Generally comic type cartoon characters or imitation of a person with certain striking exaggerated characteristics.
References:
Difference between Archetype and Stereotype (http://pediaa.com/difference-between-archetype-and-stereotype/)
Well done. Definition of Fascism a bit general. Worth looking it up.
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ReplyDeleteHi Jodeci,
Great work! I agree with your definitions. I've elaborated on numbers 3, 5 and 6 as these are words I am trying to familiarise myself with more (especially #5. the differences between archetypes and stereotypes).
3) Slapstick
This is a type of comedy that involves exaggerated physical activity, such as pratfalls, tripping, and falling which is cartoonish in style and a harmless goofy style of violence, that would not typically occur in regular everyday situations.
5) Stereotype - how is it different from and archetype
A stereotype is a generalisation of a whole group (race, age, etc.) based on the characteristics of a few people in that group. These generalisations are often incorrect and can be offensive and racist. An example of a stereotype is that all men are strong and all women are bad at sports.
An archetype is the identification of universal qualities/ instincts that are seemingly intuitive in certain groups. Archetypes are believed to be a very typical example of a person, inherited from the earliest human ancestors, pulled from a collective unconscious. For example, there is the Great Mother, Terrible Mother, Old Wise Man and Trickster. In the Tintin comics, Tintin is the Hero archetype.
6) Caricature –
Caricature is a picture, description, or imitation of a person in which certain striking features are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect. An example of a racist caricature is seen in the way Herge has depicted the Japanese general to have a pig-like nose and big gawky teeth, in the Blue Lotus comic.