Television
This character, played by Emily Deschanel, is a protagonist of the television series that ran for 12 seasons. Her character is often referred to as "Bones."
Who is Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan?
The study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation.
smaller social groups within a larger 'whole' that share some distinct cultural traits and values - set them apart from the rest of society often with the rejection of mainstream values.
What is subculture?
the shared patterns of behavior, beliefs, values, customs, and ways of life that characterize a group of people.
What is culture?
This character, voiced by Michael J Fox, is a linguist in the film Atlantis: The Lost Empire.
Who is Milo Thatch?
These groups exist within the larger, or national, culture with unique values, ideas, and attitudes. Ex. regional, religious, ethnic, political, interest based, organization based
What are Subcultures?
a subculture formed by video game hobbyists, especially teens and young adults.
What is Video game culture?
the set of norms, expectations, experiences and shared meaning that evolved amongst the people of the modern-era.
What is Modern Culture?
Louise Banks, played by Amy Adams, is what type of anthropologist in the science-fiction movie Arrival?
What is a linguist?
leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others. Ex. use of social, economic, & institutional resources to make one interpretation/ meaning "stick" over others.
What is Hegemony?
This first began as a class based resistance movement that started in the UK but now is a more general subculture of aggressive, energetic music genre and drastic edgy dress. It rejected the optimism of hippie culture and the structure of the British govt during the 60s and 70s.
What is punk?
The scholarly analysis of material culture.
What is Material culture studies?
This character is the Chronicom anthropologist, played by Joel Stoffer, in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Who is Enoch?
This theory explains how audiences interpret texts and spectacles.
What is reception theory?
This obsession with the next new and upcoming product to consume is often tied with today's consumerism but it has a specific term used academically.
What is "Neomania"?
culture shaped and influenced by digital tools and technologies
What is Digital Culture?
Michael Burnham is a xenoanthropologist played by Sonequa Martin-Green in this Star Trek series.
What is Star Trek: Discovery?
the idea that language structures thought and that ways of looking at the world are embedded in language.
What is Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis?
characteristic of a carnival or festival; lively and exciting.
What is Carnivalesque?
the world considered as a single community linked by the dependence on internet and phones and media
What is the Global Village?