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True or false. The male/ female bipolar opposition is considered "the primary opposition within western
metaphysics." - True
Ferdinand de Saussure used the term "signified" to refer to: - The object or concept the word refers to
Edward Said's concept of "Orientalism": - Has to do with how people from Western culture (i.e. Europe
and the US) view those from the Near East and Far East
Marshall McLuhan's media theories analyze: - The historic development from preliterate societies to
today's mass media
How the content of any media system consists of the preceding media environment
How advertising is a "magical" environment constructed to maintain the economy
John Berger's "Way of Seeing" analyzed: - How seeing is affected by what we know or what we believe
Artists have used projective technologies: - To attain the realest possible image that they could produce
New York artist Keith Haring was: - A noted filmmaker
Always considered a "fine" artist
An important member of the Royal Academy of Art
All of these answers
*None of these answers*
,The term "bipolar opposition" is used to refer to a linked pair of concepts: - In which one is valued over
the other
In which both concepts are considered absolutes
In which the concepts are in conflict
US cultural critic bell hooks deals with popular cultural images because: - She is convinced that
representations are meaningful
She believes students can understand theory when it is related to examples from popular culture
Because she wants to help students think critically about their lives
True/False. The "fine arts" of painting, sculpture and architecture have always been more valued more
than "low" cultural products or "crafts" like ceramics or textiles - True
The site that marks the transition from an oral tradition to a pictographic writing tradition is: - Ancient
Iraq
True or False. Human vision is intelligent. We "see" as our culture teaches us to see - True
Images have meaning that: - Is singular
Is fixed
Remains static over time
All of the above
, *None of the above*
Ancient Aztec art is rarely represented in today's mass media because: - It's bad art
It involves weak communication skills
It doesn't deal with any of the important things in life
All of the above
*None of the above*
Given that our experience is, to a great extent, governed by pictures (particularly images in the mass
media): - First had experience is diminished
Rather than interpreting reality, pictures seem to have replaced it
We need to understand the picture itself to determine how it becomes a signifying structure of its own
accord, that is, to understand how it creates meaning on its own terms
The relationship between the Signifier and the Signified is NEVER: - Natural
Unlike the mass media, the Modern tradition of fine art stressed which inherent values: - The value of
the unique art object, the value of the artist's individual personality, and the value of innovative artistic
forms
Within cultural context, a myth is: - An explanation for how things originate and/or work
The monumental sculptures known as Coatlicue and David have in common: - They are both large stone
sculptures
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