Vocabulary

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This is where I'll post my vocabulary for the semester.

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"Welcome to the Course"


ACTIVITY: the state of being active; a certain kind of action

LEARNING: the act of acquiring knowledge or skills through instruction, study, or practice

SOCIETY: a voluntary, organized group/community working together for common ends

SOCIALITY: the tendency to associate in or form social groups

UNABATED: being at full strength or force

ARCHIVE: a collection of information

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"Making Space"

FOCUS: directed attention; the center of the activity

EVOKE: to call forth; to bring to mind/recognition;

CONTEMPLATE: to consider with continued attention; to view as likely or probable

DIFFERENCE: the quality of being dissimilar; distinct

MAKING: the act or process of causing, doing, or forming

DESIGNING: practicing forethought

SPACE: a period of time; a limited extent in one, two, or three directions; and extent set apart or available

SOCIAL: involving allies; marked by pleasant companionship

INNOVATIVE: introducing innovations

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"Restructuring Text"

RE-STRUCTURE: to alter the make-up or pattern of something

CREATE: to bring into existence

VALUE: relative worth, utility, or importance; something intrinsically valuable or desirable

SHARE: to have in common; to distribute; to partake, use, experience, enjoy with others

PROCESS: something marked by changes that lead to a result

REFLECTION: a thought, idea, or opinion formed as a result of meditation

SOLITUDE: the quality or state of being alone from society

LEARNING: knowledge or skill acquired through experience, instruction, or study

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"Sharing What We See When We Read"

READING: the act of reading; a particular version; data indicated by an instrument

INTERPRET: to explain or tell the meaning of

PROCESS: a natural phenomenon marked by gradual changes that lead to a particular result

HUB: the center of activity; the focal point

NETWORK: an interconnected or interrelated chain, group, or system

SINGULARITY: a separate unit; distinctive manner or behavior

DIFFERENCE: the quality or state of being dissimilar

CONNECT: to become joined

DESTINY: a predetermined course of events often held to be an irresistible power or agency

RELEVANT: having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand

CONJURE: to summon by or as if by invocation or incantation; to bring to mind

SYNTAX: the way in which linguistic elements (words) are put together to form constituents (phrases/clauses)

ACROSS: from one side to the opposite side of

AISLE: such a passage regarded as separating opposing parties

MOVE: to go or pass to another place or in a certain direction with a continuous motion

PLAY: the conduct, course, or action of a game

FRAME: the underlying constructional system or structure that gives shape or strength

STRUCTURE: manner of construction

SCENE: the place of an occurrence or action

THEATRE: a building or area for dramatic performances; a dramatic literature

METAPHOR: a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)

SEE: to perceive by the eye

IMAGE: a visual representation of something

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"Logistics"

RAISED: design projecting from a background

SHARED: used, done, belonging to, or experienced by two or more individuals

RIGHT: in accordance with what is just/good/proper

MOMENT: a minute portion or point in time

TOPICS: the subject of a discourse

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“Question”

CHAOS: a state of utter confusion

CONFUSION: an act or instance of making things unclear

EMBRACE: to take up especially readily or gladly

RESISTANCE: an opposing force

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“Simulating a Society”

PLATFORM: the principles on which a group of persons stands; principles that one adopts

MOMENTOUS: important, consequential

FORMATION: the act of giving shape to something (not always physical)

DRAMATIC: striking in appearance or effect

TRANSFORM: to change something in composition or structure

UNDERSTANDING: comprehending; a mutual agreement

MAPPING: the act or process of making a map; planning

SIMULATE: to give or assume the appearance or effect of; to create

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“Reading the Other’s Text”

IMMERSE: engross; to plunge into something

DEEP: extending well

UNDERSTANDING: the power of comprehending; a mutual agreement between more than one person not formally entered into

MODE: a particular form or variety of something; a form of manner or expression

READING: version; particular interpretation; the act of understanding words by looking

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“New Forms of Intimacy and Friendship”

INTIMACY: something of personal or private nature

AGENCY: the capacity of acting or of exerting power

EMOTION: a conscious mental reaction subjectively experienced as strong feeling typically accompanied by physiological and behavioral changes in the body

CREATIVITY: the ability to make things

SELF: an individual's typical character or behavior

FORM: the essential nature of a thing as distinguished from its matter

FRIENDSHIP: the state of being friendly with someone

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“Theory of Assemblages”

SOCIAL: marked by or passed in pleasant companionship with friends or associates

ONTOLOGY: a particular theory about the nature of being or the kinds of things that have existence

AUTONOMY: the quality of being self-governing

ENTITY: something that has separate and distinct existence and objective/conceptual reality

ASSEMBLAGE: a collection

FLOW: to move in continual change of pace

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“Reassembling the Social”

SIFT: to go through in order to distinguish what is valuable

SORT: a group set up on the basis of any characteristic in common

SELECT: to choose; chosen

ASSEMBLE: to bring together; to fit together the parts of something

ASSOCIATE: to join as a partner, friend, or companion

EMERGE: to become known

ENTER: to come in

REVEAL: to make known