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Polysemy

2017-05-02T21:33:56Z

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Polysemy speaks to the openness of interpretation and translates into "Many meanings".

==References==
Ott, Brian L., and Robert L. Mack. Critical media studies: an introduction. Chichester, U.K.: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. Print.

Copyright

2017-03-11T09:49:43Z

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A law that grants sole use and distribution rights to the creator of a specific piece of media.

==Background==
Copyright came to be with the invention of the printing press when literacy became more prevalent in society. Now it has moved to every platform that exists in media like film, literature, music, and print media.

==References==
Ott, Brian L., and Robert L. Mack. Critical media studies: an introduction. Chichester, U.K.: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. Print.

Intellectual Property

2017-03-11T09:39:53Z

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Any product of the human mind/intellect that the law protects from unwarranted use by others. One has the rights to apply for a patent, copyright, or trademark for their intellectual product or property. <ref>LII Staff, LII / Legal Information Institute ''Intellectual Property'' 2007. </ref>

==Background==
A term first coined in the early 17th century in regard to the Statue of Monopolies and the Statue of Anne, intellectual property came into prominence at the same time as patents and copyrights. Intellectual property as a concept was meant to facilitate more creativity and was only really given to inventions when necessary.

==Uses in other disciplines==

==See also==

==References==
Ott, Brian L., and Robert L. Mack. Critical media studies: an introduction. Chichester, U.K.: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. Print.

Intellectual Property

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Rhetoric

2017-03-11T09:25:00Z

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Rhetoric refers to the practice of creating and informing opinions through media, persuading audiences toward a way of thinking.

==Background==
Dating back to Aristotle. rhetoric was first theorized in his book "The Rhetoric" in which he outlines the significance and inter workings of rhetoric in society. As of 1976, the understanding of rhetoric as linguistic expression that can have a profound affect on the lives of others.

==Uses in other disciplines==
Used in English, Philosophy.

==References==
Ott, Brian L., and Robert L. Mack. Critical media studies: an introduction. Chichester, U.K.: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. Print.

Aesthetic

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Aesthetic is defined as the emotional response felt when encountering a piece of media (primarily art and beauty) through all the sense of the human body.

==Background==
The term aesthetic began as a philosophical term created by the Greeks which was later coined in the 18th century by German philosopher Alexander Baumgarten, and was meant to be based on the idea of perception.

===Aspects of Aesthetic===

====Color====
Color has the ability to affect mood and perception of art, in terms of media and visual media especially, color is meant to signify emotion and simulate different sensations.

====Lighting====
Light provides strong senses of symbolism, in which light or lack there of can mean a variety things from salvation to damnation. Light can also be used to direct attention to a certain focal point in a medium or to induce feelings like fear and anxiousness.

====Editing====
Editing speaks on the order and duration of the shots in films or television programming, which can denote tone and cause differing audience reaction to said media depending on said shots.

==Uses in other disciplines==
Along with Media Studies, the term aesthetic is used in philosophy, film, and visual arts such as painting and photography.

==Notes==

==References==
Ott, Brian L., and Robert L. Mack. Critical media studies: an introduction. Chichester, U.K.: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. Print.

Aesthetic

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Aesthetic

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Aesthetic

2017-03-07T08:28:17Z

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Aesthetic is defined as the emotional response felt when encountering a piece of media through all the sense of the human body.

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2017-02-03T00:15:57Z

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Ott and Mack. "Critical Media Studies: An Introduction", (New York: Wiley and Sons, 2014)

Mass Media

2017-02-03T00:14:20Z

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Communication technology with the capacity to reach large audiences among vast populations.

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Mass Media

2017-02-03T00:10:59Z

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Communication technology with the capacity to reach large audiences among vast populations.

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Mass Media

2017-02-03T00:08:37Z

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Introductory paragraph to the term. Brief definition

==Background==
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2017-02-01T00:03:59Z

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Tayler is a second semester sophomore majoring in Film Studies and Humanities through the Whittier Scholars Program. She is involved in many groups on campus such as the ASWC Senate, The Ionian Society, DigLib, VPS, and the Mellon Mays fellowship program. She hopes to go on to graduate and create films that are both entertaining and culturally diverse.