imagology
imagology noun: the study of cultural stereotypes as presented in literature etc.
Noun
imagology (countable and uncountable, plural imagologies)
- The study of cultural stereotypes as presented in literature etc.
- Applied to American Studies, imagology—the term derives from Latin “imago”/image—asks not how Americans themselves see America, but how other cultures view the United States. In other words, what is the image of the United States as seen in literatures from outside the United States?2016, Reingard M. Nischik, “On Imagology, Canadian-US Relations, and Popular Culture: National Images and Border Crossings in Margaret Atwood’s Works”, in Comparative North American Studies, page 93
Forms of imagology
| plural | imagologies |
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Origin of imagology
From Latin imago (“image”) + -logy.
Words formed from imagology
Questions about imagology
- What does imagology mean?
- Imagology means the study of cultural stereotypes as presented in literature etc.
- What part of speech is imagology?
- Imagology is a noun.
- What is the plural of imagology?
- The plural of imagology is imagologies.
Words near imagology in the dictionary
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