| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | agency | capacity to act independently |
| 2. | allegory | story with hidden meaning |
| 3. | appropriation | taking cultural elements improperly |
| 4. | archetype | original model or recurring type |
| 5. | archive | stored historical records |
| 6. | assimilation | adopting dominant culture |
| 7. | authenticity | quality of being genuine |
| 8. | avant-garde | experimental, innovative art |
| 9. | backlash | strong negative reaction |
| 10. | banality | boring obviousness |
| 11. | bias | inclination affecting judgment |
| 12. | binary | division into two categories |
| 13. | camp | deliberately exaggerated style |
| 14. | canon | accepted body of important works |
| 15. | colonialism | control of one people by another |
| 16. | commodification | turning something into merchandise |
| 17. | consumerism | preoccupation with buying goods |
| 18. | context | surrounding circumstances or background |
| 19. | counterculture | culture opposing dominant norms |
| 20. | critique | detailed critical analysis |
| 21. | curation | careful selection and arrangement |
| 22. | decolonization | undoing colonial structures |
| 23. | dialectic | tension between opposing ideas |
| 24. | diaspora | people dispersed from a homeland |
| 25. | discourse | serious communication on a topic |
| 26. | dissent | disagreement with prevailing opinion |
| 27. | dogma | principle accepted without question |
| 28. | erasure | removal from visibility or history |
| 29. | ethos | guiding character or values |
| 30. | fetishization | excessive fixation or idealization |
| 31. | form | shape or structure |
| 32. | framing | presenting to shape perception |
| 33. | gaze | way of looking with power |
| 34. | genre | category of artistic work |
| 35. | globalization | increasing worldwide connection |
| 36. | hegemony | dominant power or influence |
| 37. | heritage | inherited cultural legacy |
| 38. | heterodoxy | belief differing from accepted views |
| 39. | hybridity | mixing of cultural forms |
| 40. | hyperreality | simulation felt as more real |
| 41. | icon | widely recognized symbol or figure |
| 42. | iconography | visual symbols and meanings |
| 43. | identity | sense of self or group |
| 44. | ideology | system of ideas and beliefs |
| 45. | innovation | new method or idea |
| 46. | intersectionality | overlapping systems of disadvantage |
| 47. | intertextuality | relationship between texts |
| 48. | irony | contrast between appearance and reality |
| 49. | juxtaposition | placement side by side |
| 50. | kitsch | tasteless art with mass appeal |
| 51. | liminal | in-between or transitional |
| 52. | mainstream | widely accepted culture |
| 53. | mass culture | culture for broad audiences |
| 54. | meme | idea spread through imitation |
| 55. | metaphor | figurative comparison |
| 56. | modernity | condition of modern life |
| 57. | moral panic | public fear over perceived threat |
| 58. | multiculturalism | support for cultural diversity |
| 59. | myth | traditional story or false belief |
| 60. | narrative | story shaping understanding |
| 61. | nationalism | strong identification with nation |
| 62. | nostalgia | sentimental longing for the past |
| 63. | novelty | quality of being new |
| 64. | nuance | subtle difference in meaning |
| 65. | orthodoxy | accepted traditional belief |
| 66. | othering | treating others as fundamentally different |
| 67. | paradigm | model or typical pattern |
| 68. | pastiche | imitation mixing borrowed styles |
| 69. | patriarchy | male-dominated social system |
| 70. | performance | staged or enacted presentation |
| 71. | persona | public identity or role |
| 72. | platform | digital service for sharing content |
| 73. | power | ability to influence others |
| 74. | prejudice | preconceived negative opinion |
| 75. | privilege | unearned social advantage |
| 76. | register | level or style of language |
| 77. | representation | depiction or portrayal of people |
| 78. | resistance | opposition to power or change |
| 79. | rhetoric | persuasive language or style |
| 80. | ritual | ceremonial repeated practice |
| 81. | rupture | break in continuity |
| 82. | satire | humor exposing flaws |
| 83. | semiotics | study of signs and symbols |
| 84. | signified | concept represented by a sign |
| 85. | signifier | form that conveys meaning |
| 86. | spectacle | striking public display |
| 87. | stereotype | oversimplified fixed idea |
| 88. | subculture | distinct cultural subgroup |
| 89. | subtext | underlying implied meaning |
| 90. | symbolism | use of symbols for meaning |
| 91. | taboo | socially forbidden subject or act |
| 92. | taste | judgment of aesthetic quality |
| 93. | tone | attitude conveyed in expression |
| 94. | tradition | long-established custom or belief |
| 95. | transgression | act crossing accepted boundaries |
| 96. | trope | recurring motif or device |
| 97. | undercurrent | hidden underlying tendency |
| 98. | vernacular | ordinary everyday language |
| 99. | voice | distinctive expressive character |
| 100. | zeitgeist | spirit of the times |