Popular Culture and the Media

Flashcards on Popular Culture and Media

Printed Media

A form of information dissemination where everything is in print, primarily through materials that can be held by a hand, like newspapers and magazines.

Kenkoy

The Philippines' first comic strip in circulation.

Ang Matsing at ang Pagong

Cited by Sen. Manny Villar as the first comics made in the country.

Podcast

A rising media format for delivering radio-style information and programs to a computer, phone, or media device; a combination of iPod and broadcast.

Electronic Music

Music that incorporates electronic effects and digital instruments and encompasses experimental and electronic dance music genres such as house music, techno, jungle, dubstep, trance, hardcore, and electronica.

Narrative Film

A narrative film is a work of fiction or a portrayal of actual events.

Documentary

A nonfiction film that depicts real-life circumstances with people explaining their thoughts and experiences to a camera or interviewer.

Animated films

Narrative stories intended for children; animations were made by creating drawings for backdrops, décor, and character appearances and temperaments individually.

Advertising

Derived from the medieval Latin verb advertere, which is defined as “to direct one’s attention to.”

Branding

Delivers a promise to the consumer based on cultural trends, artistic movements, and various emerging social patterns.

Image-creation

Creating an image for a product involves giving it a “personality” that can be marketed to certain demographics.

Mythologization

Uses unconscious archetypal motifs to construct a commercial image.

Aestheticization

Refers to the application of visual artists' practices.

Reality Advertising

Uses real people and celebrities instead of professional actors.

Simulation

The utilization of popular culture styles, trends, and language to construct advertising messages.

Pop language

A compressing language, employing abbreviations not just to speed up communication but also to convey subtleties of meaning.

Textspeak

The language used to communicate written communications through different digital channels, notably mobile devices.

Swardspeak

As a subset of slang, a language that incorporates various languages and names and integrates them in creative ways.

Mash-up Culture

The ever-expanding internet pastiche culture where everything may be mixed, from physics to music and comedy fads.