Media Terminology

Media Terminology

Social Realism: The realistic depiction in art of contemporary life, as a means of social or political comment

Postmodernism: A late 20th-century style and concept in the arts, architecture, and criticism, which represents a departure from modernism and is characterized by the self-conscious use of earlier styles and conventions, a mixing of different artistic styles and media, and a general distrust of theories.

Intertextuality: The term intertextuality refers to the process of creating references to any kind of media via another media text. In other words intertextuality essentially means for a type of media (film, television, music etc) to pay homage to another media text.

Narrative: A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.

Diegesis: A narrative or plot, typically in a film.

Ideology: A system of ideas and ideals, especially one which forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.