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Denotation
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Denotation: Intended meaning
Connotation
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implied meaning or a value judgment about
the nature of art.
Ex…
For females…
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40-ish
Outgoing
Fun
Open-minded
Free spirit
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Loud!
annoying
desperate
drugs
For males…
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40-ish
Honest
Mature
Open-minded
Educated
Poet
Spiritual
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52 looking for 25
Liar!
Until you get to know him
Wants your sister
Will treat you like an idiot
In bathroom stalls
Once went to church with
his grandmother on
Easter Sunday
Capitalism
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Capitalism is a social
system based on the
principle of individual
rights.
means of production are
privately owned and
production is guided and
income distributed
through the operation of
markets.
Patriarchy
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A social system in which
the father is the head of
the family and men have
authority over women
and children.
A family, community, or
society based on this
system or governed by
men.
The American or Middle Class Dream
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A successful and satisfying
life, it usually implies financial
security and material comfort,
but can also imply a dream of
fame, exceeding social,
ethnic, or class boundaries,
or simply living a fulfilling life.
The ‘American Dream’ is
closely associated with North
American capitalism.
Marginalized
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Those perceived as lacking
desirable traits or deviating
from the group norms tend to
be excluded by wider society
and ostracized as
undesirables.
Minorities
Women
Poor
Re-appropriation of meaning
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Linguistic reclaiming of a word and the
meaning of that word
Ex. The N-Word
Ex. Queer
Feminism
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Belief in the social,
political, and economic
equality of the sexes.
An example of a
marginalized group’s
attempt to re-appropriate
meaning