Definitions

Identity – The fact of being who or what a person or thing is. The characteristics determining who or what a person or thing is.

http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/identity

Identity – I can draw from the meaning above that the word ‘identity’ means that it is what a person is, it is essentially their label in a way and defines who they are ass a person or as a thing.

Collective Identity – The concept of a collective identity refers to a set of individuals' sense of belonging to the group or collective. For the individual, the identity derived from the collective shapes a part of his or her personal identity. It is possible, at times, that this sense of belonging to a particular group will be so strong that it will trump other aspects of the person's personal identity. To put it another way, Collective Identity is the idea that through participating in social activities, individuals can gain a sense of belonging and in essence an "identity" that transcends the individual.

http://collectiveidentity.net/node/10

Collective Identity – By looking at the definition above I can understand from this meaning of the phrase ‘collective identity’ that

Mediation – An attempt to bring about a peaceful settlement or compromise between disputants through the objective intervention of a neutral party.

 http://www.thefreedictionary.com/mediation

Mediation – When looking at this definition I think that really it means that a settlement or peace occurs between two groups or even more and it has come about due to a neutral group that has made it peaceful.

Representation – The action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented. The description or portrayal of someone or something in a particular way.

http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/representation

Representation – There are two meanings of the word here the first to me means that someone is talking for someone else and is communicating for them. The second meaning is the communication of someone or something i.e. as it says the portrayal.

Hegemony – Hegemony is political or cultural dominance or authority over others. The hegemony of the popular kids over the other students means that they determine what is and is not cool.

http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/hegemony

Hegemony – This is basically saying that hegemony is where you have more power over other and this allows you to dictate what is right or wrong, what is funny and what is not, etc.

Colonialism – The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.

http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/colonialism

Colonialism – To me this is where a group (policy or practise) take over another control and have power of it and allow themselves to live with the people who are already there and to take advantage of the things that are within the country for an economic advantage.

Post – colonialism – existing or occurring since a colony gained independence post-colonial Nigeria.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Postcolonialism

Post – colonialism – This is like the opposite to colonialism and this is where a country gains its independence and its own stability.

Imperial ‘other’ – relating to an empire.

http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/imperial

Imperial ‘other’ – There not much more that can be said about this, however the ‘other’ part to this confuses me as an imperial belongs to an empire and is quite high up, however when you put ‘other’ in front of it, this could change the definition altogether.

Youth Subculture – A minority youth culture whose distinctiveness depended largely on the social class and ethnic background of its members; often characterized by its adoption of a particular music genre.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/youth+subculture

Youth Subculture – a small group of teenagers (around this age) who’s personalities and descriptions base purely on their social class and ethnic background.

Syncretism – The combination of different forms of belief or practice.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/syncretism

Syncretism – The partnership of two or more different groups or people who believe in different things.

Post – Modernism – a late 20th-century style and concept in the arts, architecture, and criticism, which represents a departure from modernism and is characterized by the self-conscious use of earlier styles and conventions, a mixing of different artistic styles and media, and a general distrust of theories.

http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/postmodernism

Post – Modernism – The beginning part of this definition confuses me and it’s hard to make my own definition of it but the last part says a general distrust of theories which tells me that it’s a distrust in stereotypes and things such as this.

Urban Music - Music that mostly originated from black people but is now listened to by a wide audience. It includes a number of genres within it.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=urban%20music

Urban Music – this is basically music that originated from the black culture that was listened to by only that audience but that has now spread to a wider audience. There are also sub genres inside this main genre.