Auteur
a filmmaker whose personal influence and artistic control over a movie are so great that the filmmaker is regarded as the author of the movie.
sim·u·la·crum
/ˌsimyəˈlākrəm,ˌsimyəˈlakrəm/
noun
an image or representation of someone or something.
"a small-scale simulacrum of a skyscraper"
an unsatisfactory imitation or substitute.
"a bland simulacrum of American soul music"
re·duc·tiv·ism
/rəˈdəktəˌvizəm/
noun
another term for minimalism.
Professionalization
the action or process of giving an occupation, activity, or group professional qualities, typically by increasing training or raising required qualifications.
em·pir·i·cist
/əmˈpirəsəst/
noun
a person who supports the theory that all knowledge is based on experience derived from the senses.
"most scientists are empiricists by nature"
on·to·log·i·cal
/ˌän(t)əˈläjək(ə)l/
adjective
relating to the branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being.
"ontological arguments"
mon·o·graph
/ˈmänəˌɡraf/
noun
a detailed written study of a single specialized subject or an aspect of it.
"a series of monographs on music in late medieval and Renaissance cities"
prov·o·ca·tion
/ˌprävəˈkāSH(ə)n/
noun
testing to elicit a particular response or reflex.
re·duc·ti·o ad ab·sur·dum
/rəˌdəktēō ad abˈsərdəm/
a method of proving the falsity of a premise by showing that its logical consequence is absurd or contradictory.
"the argument is a reductio ad absurdum of utilitarianism"
pa·ro·chi·al
/pəˈrōkēəl/
adjective
having a limited or narrow outlook or scope.
"this worldview seems incredibly naive and parochial"
Participatory design
Participatory design (originally co-operative design, now often co-design) is an approach to design attempting to actively involve all stakeholders (e.g. employees, partners, customers, citizens, end users) in the design process to help ensure the result meets their needs and is usable.
Détournement
A détournement (French: [detuʁnəmɑ̃]), meaning "rerouting, hijacking" in French, is a technique developed in the 1950s by the Letterist International, and later adapted by the Situationist International (SI), that was defined in the SI's inaugural 1958 journal as "[t]he integration of present or past artistic productions into a superior construction of a milieu. In this sense there can be no situationist painting or music, but only a situationist use of those means. In a more elementary sense, détournement within the old cultural spheres is a method of propaganda, a method which reveals the wearing out and loss of importance of those spheres."
Neo-colonial
Neocolonialism is the practice of using economics, globalization, cultural imperialism, and conditional aid to influence a country instead of the previous colonial methods of direct military control or indirect political control.
my·op·ic
/ˌmīˈäpik/
lacking imagination, foresight, or intellectual insight.
"the government still has a myopic attitude to public spending"
fil·i·al
/ˈfilyəl/
adjective
of or due from a son or daughter.
"a display of filial affection"