Cultural Studies Terms

adjective relating to or characteristic of dispossessed, unskilled, and uprooted individuals or groups in society

• The lumpen proletariat is a term used to describe the lowest and most marginalized social class.
• The lumpen guys at the bar always cause trouble on Friday nights.
• I can't believe he's dating that lumpen chick, she's so basic.
• His mind felt like a lumpen mass of confusion after the accident.

noun a person who identifies with a race other than their own

adjective relating to or involving members of different races

• The concept of transracial identity has been a topic of discussion in academic circles.
• She's been exploring her transracial heritage and connecting with different cultural traditions.
• Some people just don't understand the complexities of being transracial.
• His love for different cuisines makes him feel transracial in a culinary sense.

noun a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

• The museum features a collection of colour paintings from various artists.
• I love wearing clothes of colour because they make me feel happy.
• She's always rocking makeup of colour that really makes her stand out.
• His words painted a picture of colour, bringing life to his storytelling.

noun the study of sensory perception and the aesthetic experience

• The study of beauty and art is known as aesthiology.
• I find aesthiology to be a fascinating field of study.
• Aesthiology may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I enjoy it.
• In a world filled with chaos, aesthiology provides a sense of peace and harmony.