Urbanization and Media Vocabulary

Flashcards defining key terms related to urbanization, industrialization, media, film, and psychogeography from the lecture notes.

Urbanization

The growth of cities and the movement of people, activity, and resources into urban areas.

Industrialization

The shift toward machine-based production, factories, and large-scale manufacturing.

Mass Culture

Culture, entertainment, and media produced for and shared by large groups of people.

Mechanization

The replacement or support of human or natural activity through machines and mechanical systems.

Spectacle

A designed visual or sensory experience created to attract attention and produce excitement or wonder.

City Symphony

A film form, especially associated with the 1920s, that represents the life and rhythm of a city through observation, movement, and editing rather than a conventional plot.

Montage

The editing of separate images or shots together to create rhythm, relationships, or meaning.

Juxtaposition

Placing two different images, ideas, or experiences next to each other so their relationship or contrast creates meaning.

Dérive

A method of moving through an environment without a predetermined destination, allowing the surroundings to guide where you go and what you notice.

Psychogeography

The study or experience of how places and environments affect perception, behavior, mood, and movement.