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16.6: Key Terms

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    • Jennifer Hasty, David G. Lewis, & Marjorie M. Snipes
    • OpenStax
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    art
    the application of human creative skill and imagination to produce works intended to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power, typically but not exclusively in a visual form such as a painting or sculpture.
    body painting
    application of paint to the body
    cultural appropriation
    the adoption, usually without acknowledgment, of cultural identity markers from subcultures or minority communities into mainstream culture by people with a relatively privileged status.
    graffiti
    drawings, depictions, and writings on a wall typically without permission and meant for the public to see
    iconographic study
    the study of visual images, symbols, or modes of representation collectively associated with a person, cult, or movement.
    meme
    an image, video, piece of text, etc., typically humorous in nature, that is copied and spread rapidly by internet users, often with slight variations.
    performance
    a musical, dramatic, or other form of entertainment presented before an audience.
    rezball
    short for reservation ball, a style of basketball played in Native American reservation communities.
    scarification
    the branding, burning, or etching of designs into the skin.
    sociodemographic
    of, relating to, or involving a combination of social and demographic factors.
    tattooing
    a form of body art where a mark, symbol, picture or design is placed on the skin. Tattooing has been practiced for thousands of years.

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