Word Glossary

Word Glossary

Knobel, M. and Lankshear, C. (eds) (2007). A New Literacies Sampler. New York: Peter Lang.

1.        Affinities- a similarity of characteristics suggesting a relationship, especially a resemblance in structure between animals, plants, or languages. (p.117)

2.        Affective dimensions- The way blogging affects our emotions

3.        Affinity spaces = people interact and relate to each other around a common passion, proclivity, or endeavor. (p. 117)

4.        Anomalous juxtaposition- incongruous couplings of images used as the "hooks" for a meme.

5.        Blogging-  Updating personal opinions or perspectives on a personal webpage on a regular basis

6.   Discourses-socially recognized ways of using language so that we can be identified and recognized as being a member of a socially meaningful group. (p.3) 

7.    Emote-Expression of emotion, action, or gesture (p.127)

8.   Ethos stuff- participation, collaboration, distribution and dispersion of expertise, and relatedness as core features of the ethos dimension of new literacies.

9.   Fan Fiction-  fiction written by a fan of, and featuring characters from, a particular TV series, movie, etc.

10. fecundity – refers to the rate at which an idea or pattern is   copied and spread.  The more quickly a meme spreads the more likely it is to capture attention and be replicated and distributed.  (p.202)

11. Geek Kitsch- The syntactic and semantic hiccups within the English subtitles.

12. Intertextuality- Texts made form other texts (p.153)

13.  Manga Producing- Manga is a Japanese word referring both to     comics and cartooning.  “Manga” as a term used outside Japan refers specifically to comics originally published in Japan.

14.   Meme-an element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, especially imitation.  A humorous image, video, piece of text, etc. that is copied (often with slight variations) and spread rapidly by Internet users

15. multi-modality- is the mixture of textual, audio, and visual modes in combination with media and materiality to create meaning.

16.  New Literacy-literacy that includes “technical stuff”.

17.  Podcasting-a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer.

Monoz, R. (2011, December 1). eBooks for Kids: Hurtful or Helpful for Young Readers?. Education.com. Retrieved June 29, 2014, from http://www.education.com/magazine/article/ebooks-for-kids/

18.  Ebooks-an electronic version of a printed book that can be read on a computer or handheld device designed specifically for this purpose.

Bauerlein, M. & Howe, N. (2008). The Millennials: The Dumbest Generation or the Next Great Generation?

19.  New Technical stuff-  the knowledge of the technological resources that afford generating, communicating, and negotiating encoded meanings.

20.  Millennial-  a person reaching young adulthood around the year 2000.