Media Terminology

Media Terminology

Social Realism

The realistic depiction of contemporary life, as means of a social or political comment.

Postmodernism

The mixing of different styles to create parody's, which mock existing material. This is usually an element of pop culture. 

Intertextuality

A literary discourse strategy used by writers in novels, poetry, theatre, and non-written texts.

Narrative

The way the different elements in a story are organised to make a meaningful story.

Diegesis 

The telling of a story by a narrator who summarizes events in the plot and comments on the conversations, thoughts, etc. of the characters.

Ideology

A system of ideas and ideals, usually ones which form the basis of economic or political theories and policies.

Oppositional reading