Popular Culture and the Media Flashcards

Flashcards covering popular culture and media topics from the provided lecture notes.

Printed Media

A form of information dissemination where everything is in print, primarily through materials that can be held by hand, like newspapers and magazines. It is the oldest form of information transfer, aside from dance and oral dissemination.

Kenkoy

The Philippines' first comic strip in circulation, created by Antonio "Tony" Velasquez.

Ang Matsing at ang Pagong

Cited by Sen. Manny Villar as the first comics made in the Philippines, created by Jose Rizal.

Radiotelegraph

Guglielmo Marconi's invention that sent an electrical signal to a receiving device not linked to its transmitter; its signal traveled radially from the transmission point.

Podcast

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

Phonograph

The first sound recording device, created by Thomas Edison in 1877.

Gramophone

Flat-disk phonograph invented by Emile Berliner, who improved on Edison's phonograph design around 1820.

Narrative Film

A work of fiction or a portrayal of actual events and consists of the preproduction, production, and postproduction stages.

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; most animated films today are created digitally.

Advertising

Derived from the medieval Latin verb 'advertere,' aims to increase sales of products or services or convey a social or political message.

Image-creation

Creating a personality for a product through name, packaging, logo, pricing, and general presentation to target certain demographics.

Mythologization

Uses unconscious archetypal motifs to construct a commercial image, often seen in beauty and cosmetic goods advertising.

Aestheticization

The application of visual artists' practices, such as bizarre imagery and juxtaposition, in advertising.

Reality Advertising

Uses real people and celebrities instead of professional actors in advertisements.

Simulation

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

Pop Language

A modern-day variant of polyphonic speech, satirizing the monotony of serious conversation by flipping words for new meanings.

Textspeak

A sort of shorthand based on abbreviations, acronyms, and alphanumeric symbols that allows for rapid and efficient textual communication through digital channels.

Swardspeak

A subset of slang characterized as a language that incorporates various languages and names, integrating them creatively, originally a coded language for the gay community.

Mash-up Culture

The ever-expanding internet pastiche culture where everything may be mixed, blurring the barriers between serious and fun cultures.

Meme

Ideas that spread through pictures, words, behaviors, or other means, replacing traditional marketers in determining popularity on social media.