Task 3

Identity-

An identity is knowing what a person or thing is. A person's characteristics make up their identity. Nicolas Sarkozy said that "We cannot accept to have in our country women who are prisoners behind netting, cut off from all social life, deprived of identity,"

Collective Identity-

A collective identity refers to individuals' sense of belonging (the identity) to a group (the collective). From the perspective of the individual, the collective identity forms a part of his or her personal identity. An article done by the Washington Post have quoted Benny Morris saying, "But 1948 has haunted, and still haunts, the Arab world on the deepest levels of collective identity, ego, and pride," Morris writes. "The war was a humiliation from which that world has yet to recover."

Mediation- This is when a third party is involved with help to resolve an argument or dispute.

Roger Goodell of the Bangkok Post said, "We worked hard. We didn't reach an agreement," Goodell said. "The union walked away from the mediation process. We do believe mediation is the fastest and fairest way to reach an agreement."

Representation-

This refers to people having their own description or portrayal of someone or something. Representation is not always good as it can label a specific group of people a certain thing leading to stereotypes and prejudice.

Hegemony-

This refers to leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others It is known to be an unflattering term in Chinese politics, "hegemon" is used to refer to political power gained by physical rather than moral means, and that therefore lacks universal recognition. .

Colonialism-

The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically. It is the exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country

Post Colonialism-

Post-colonialism (postcolonial theory, post-colonial theory) is a specifically post-modern intellectual discourse that consists of reactions to, and analysis of, the cultural legacy of colonialism. Postcolonialism comprises a set of theories found amongst anthropology, architecture, philosophy, film, political science, human geography, sociology, feminism, religious and theological studies, and literature.

Imperial other-

This is a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

Youth subculture-

This is usually a minority youth culture whose distinctiveness depended largely on the social class and ethnic background of its members; often characterized by its adoption of a particular music genre.A youth subculture is a youth-based subculture with distinct styles, behaviors, and interests. According to subculture theorists such as Dick Hebdige, members of a subculture often signal their membership by making distinctive and symbolic tangible choices in, for example, clothing styles, hair styles and language.

Syncretism-

The attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion.

Post-modernism-

This means 'after modernism'. While "modern" itself refers to something "related to the present", the movements modernism and postmodernism are understood as cultural projects or as a set of perspectives

Urban music-

Musical genre of the 1980s and '90s defined by recordings by rhythm-and-blues or soul artists with broad crossover appeal. Urban contemporary began as an American radio format designed to appeal to advertisers who felt that "black radio" would not reach a wide enough audience.