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Language Quiz / Vocabulary for Visual Studies 2 Chapter 1

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Can you name the terms to go with the definitions from chapter 1??

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DefinitionTerm
Cultural values and beliefs expressed at the level of connotation as to appear obvious.
A cultural Practice.
Philosophical position that only science because of its objective verifiable methods is the source of authentic knowledge.
How images produce meanings according to social and aesthetic conventions.
How images directly reflect the world (vs)
Crude use of stereotypes to manipulate popular opinion.
The world is invented in the process of representation.
The act of perceiving (vs)
Creation of meaning through the act of portraying the likeness of something.
The meaning or concept that the significant refers to.
Allusion, association.
DefinitionTerm
Signifier+signified=
Description, fact, literal.
The common, banal meaning and information in a photograph (vs)
Science of signs.
Shared set of values that exist in a society
The aspect or detail that grabs the attention or emotion of a viewer
A belief that if an image is produced by a mechanical device it is object record of reality.
image with symbolic significance. Represents universal concept/emotion/meaning. I.E. Madonna and child, universal concept of love, easy to understand even without Christian context
The object of being represented.
The material basis of the sign which could be almost anything. Anything that signifies something or conveys a message
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