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RenaissanceEuropean cultural period of the 14th to 17th centuries
Age of EnlightenmentEuropean cultural movement
BuddhismSouth Asian religion and philosophy- FeminismRange of socio-political movements and ideologies
- CCapitalismEconomic system based on private ownership
Human rightsFundamental rights belonging to all humans- SSocialismPolitical philosophy emphasising social ownership of production
- TTaoismReligious and philosophical tradition
- ConfucianismChinese ethical and philosophical system
RomanticismArtistic, literary, musical, and intellectual movement
BaroqueArtistic style in Europe and colonies, c. 1600–1750- EExistentialismPhilosophy dealing with absurdity of existence
SurrealismInternational cultural movement (1920s–1950s)
HumourTendency of experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement
Impressionism19th-century art movement
SatireLiterary and art genre with a style of humor based on parody
PaganismPolytheistic religious groups
Cubism20th-century avant-garde art movement- RRappingType of musical delivery involving rhythmic speech
ModernismCultural and artistic movement
PostmodernismArtistic, cultural, and theoretical movement- VeganismNon-usage of animal products
DadaAvant-garde art movement in the early 20th century- GGothic artStyle of medieval art
- SScoutingYouth movement
ExpressionismModernist art movement- DDeismBelief in a god based on rational thought
Abstract artArt with a degree of independence from visual references
FuturismArtistic and social movement- RastafariAbrahamic new religious movement originating in 1930s Jamaica
PositivismEmpiricist philosophical theory- Art Nouveau1890–1911 European style of art and architecture
- BauhausGerman art school and art movement
- Black Lives MatterSocial movement originating in the US
ClassicismArt movement and architectural style
Avant-gardeWorks that are experimental or innovative
SymbolismLate 19th-century art movement in Europe
Unification of Italy1848–1870 consolidation of Italian states
Counter-ReformationCatholic response to the Protestant Reformation- Women's suffrageLegal right of women to vote
- AbolitionismMovement to end slavery
Pop artArt movement emerging in the mid-1950s- AnonymousDecentralized hacktivist collective
- NNeoclassicismWestern cultural movement
RealismArtistic style of representing subjects realistically
Neo-NazismPost-WWII Nazi-inspired ideologies- CCatharismMedieval southern European Christian dualist movement
Post-impressionismPredominantly French art movement, 1886–1905- CConsumerismAcquisition of goods beyond essential needs
MannerismArtistic style in Europe and colonies, c. 1550–1600
NaturismPractice and advocacy of social nudity- MinimalismMovement in various forms of art and design
- AArt Deco20th-century architectural and art style
- EEnvironmentalismPhilosophy about Earth protection
- OOpen sourceSource code made freely available
- MMeToo movementSocial movement against sexual abuse and harassment
FauvismArtistic style
Ukiyo-eGenre of Japanese art- Wikimedia movementGroup of global contributors to Wikimedia projects
Romanesque artArtistic style of Europe from 1000 AD to the 13c- MMagic realismStyle of literary fiction and art
- PPhilanthropyPrivate efforts to increase public good
Islamic philosophyPhilosophical tradition in Muslim culture- AArabic literature
Yellow vests movement2018 social movement started in France
Socialist realismSoviet style of realistic art depicting communist values
SuprematismEarly-20th-century Russian art movement- AAbstract expressionismAmerican post–World War II art movement
- KKitschArt or other objects that appeal to popular rather than high art tastes
Contemporary artArt of the present time
Modern paganismReligions shaped by historical paganism
TranshumanismPhilosophical movement
Pre-Raphaelite BrotherhoodGroup of English painters, poets, and critics founded in 1848
Academic artStyle of painting and sculpture- ConstructivismArtistic and architectural philosophy originating in Russia
Punk subcultureAnti-establishment subculture- Pan-slavismPolitical ideology emphasising unity of Slavic peoples
De StijlDutch art movement founded 1917
Modern artArtistic period (1860s–1970s)
Hip hop cultureSubculture including music, dance and graffiti- FFair tradeSustainable and equitable trade
Conceptual artArt movement
BohemianismPractice of an unconventional lifestyle
JansenismCatholic theological movement
Op artArt movement
OrientalismImitation or depiction of Eastern cultures
ProhibitionOutlawing of alcohol- Fridays for FutureInternational youth movement for climate action
- CorporatismPolitical ideology which advocates the organization of society by corporate groups
- Open accessUnrestricted availability of scholarly publications
- SquattingUnauthorized occupation of property
- IItalian RenaissanceItalian cultural movement from the 14th to 17th century
- Occupy Wall Street2011 American protest movement
- RRadical feminismPerspective within feminism
Land artArt movement of the 1960s and 1970s
EclecticismConceptual approach that draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas- Lost GenerationCohort born from 1883 to 1900
EcofeminismApproach to feminism influenced by ecologist movement
Neo-impressionismArt movement
Carolingian Renaissance8th–9th century renaissance within the Carolingian Empire- SStreet artVisual art in public spaces
Vienna SecessionGroup of Austrian artists and architects
Biedermeier19th-century art movement from Central Europe- OObjectivismPhilosophical system developed by Ayn Rand
Barbizon school19th-century French artistic movement
Anti-globalization movementWorldwide political movement against multinational corporations- BBritpop1990s UK pop culture movement
Naïve artArt by a person lacking formal training
Arts and Crafts movementDesign movement (c. 1880–1920)
En plein airAct of painting outdoors
FluxusInternational network of artists, composers and designers
Vaccine hesitancyReluctance or refusal of vaccines
Psychedelia1960s subculture related to the use of psychedelics
Degenerate artPejorative term used by the Nazi Party for modern art
Kinetic artGenre of artworks that contains movement
Haskalah1770s–1880s Jewish intellectual movement- DegrowthPhilosophy calling for reduced consumption and production to achieve sustainability
Language revitalizationEffort to promote an endangered language or revive a dead language
Die BrückeGerman expressionist artist group
QuattrocentoItalian art and culture of 1400–1499
May Fourth Movement1919 Chinese cultural political movement
Renaissance humanismRevival in the study of Classical antiquity- MMasculismAdvocacy for the rights and interests of males
- LLiberal feminismMain branch of feminism
- AAlt-rightFar-right white nationalist movement
Outsider artArt created outside the boundaries of official culture by those untrained in the arts
Fin de siècleLate 19th-century European cultural phenomenon
LGBTQ movementsSocial identity movements
JaponismeEuropean imitation of Japanese art during the 19th and 20th centuries
Decadent movementLate 19th-century movement
AgrarianismPhilosophy supporting rural society- Extinction RebellionEnvironmental pressure group
PhotorealismContemporary art movement
New Objectivity1920s German art movement against expressionism
Slow FoodOrganization that promotes local food- Les NabisFrench artists
Social realismArt showing conditions of the working class
PrimitivismArt movement- FFree loveSocial movement that accepts all forms of love
Hudson River schoolAmerican art movement- Gwangju Uprising1980 anti-government protest in South Korea
Ars novaMusical style of the Late Middle Ages- DDogme 95Danish filmmaking movement
COBRAArtist collective and art movement- AAestheticism19th-century art movement
Ink wash paintingChinese painting style using black ink- SScientific skepticismQuestioning of claims lacking empirical evidence
Gilded AgeEra of US history from the 1870s to the late 1890s
Nazarene movementEarly 19th century German Romantic painters
PurismFrench art movement- Neo-ConfucianismPhilosophical revival of Confucianism (13th–19th centuries)
- EEffective altruismPhilosophical and social movement
Open scienceOpen scientific research
Early Netherlandish painting15th and 16th-century art of the Low Countries
OrphismArt movement, an offshoot of cubism
Venetian schoolArt from the Republic of Venice
Northern RenaissanceRenaissance that occurred in the European countries north of the Alps
Carolingian artArt of the Frankish empire, ca. 780–900
EncyclopédistesContributors to the development of the Encyclopédie from June 1751 to December 1765- SSurvivalismMovement of individuals or households preparing for emergencies and natural disasters
Harlem Renaissance1920s African-American cultural movement
PictorialismPhotography movement
Jadid1880s–1920s Muslim modernists in the Russian Empire- MManosphereCollection of masculist and misogynistic websites and forums
Voluntary Human Extinction MovementEnvironmental movement- AAnti-racismOpposition to racism
- NNeo-expressionismArt movement
RangakuEarly modern study of Dutch learning in Japan- FFree-culture movementSocial movement concerning creative works
VorticismBritish modernist art movement formed in 1914
Sienese schoolPainting style developed in the 14th century Siena- WWhite nationalismIdeology that seeks to develop a white national identity
- Neo-romanticismMovements from the era of Romanticism
- Arte PoveraItalian art movement
- RRenaissance of the 12th centuryPeriod during the High Middle Ages of European history
Decade of Roma Inclusion
Woman, Life, FreedomPolitical and social slogan- PPraxeologyTheory of human action
- AAutonomismSchool of Marxist thought
- EEnvironmental justiceSocial movement
- GGuardianship of the Islamic JuristsShia Islamic guardianship concept
German resistance to NazismOpposition to Nazi Germany
TERFAcronym for trans-exclusionary radical feminist
CaravaggistiStylistic followers of the painter Caravaggio- KatipunanFilipino secret society during the Spanish colonization
- New UrbanismUrban design movement promoting sustainable land use
Metaphysical paintingItalian art style- TTablighi JamaatInternational Islamic movement
Swadeshi movement1905–1947 Indian movement for domestic cloth production
AgitpropPromotion of ideas through culture
New media artArtworks designed and produced by means of electronic media technologies
NaturalismArtistic style of representing subjects realistically
Bloomsbury GroupInfluential group of associated English writers, intellectuals, philosophers and artists
The Zeitgeist MovementMovement emerging from the Zeitgeist film series
Pre-Romanesque artArt style of Europe between the fall of Rome and the 11th century
TrecentoItalian culture and art of 1300–1399
Young Poland1890–1918 modernist arts movement in Poland
High RenaissancePeriod of the most exceptional artistic production during the Italian Renaissance
Kanō schoolJapanese art movement
Environmental artGenre of art engaging nature and ecology- AAnti-nuclear movementMovement opposing nuclear energy and weapons due to environmental and safety concerns
- NNew Romantic1970s popular culture movement originating in the UK
Philhellenism19th-century intellectual movement
AvaazNonprofit organization to promote global activism
International GothicArt style, form of Gothic art
Abortion-rights movementSocial movement advocating for legal access to abortion- Lapua MovementFar-right political movement in Finland (1929–32)
- PPostfeminismView of feminism as outdated
Hellenistic artArt movement
Body positive movementMovement advocating accepting oneself and one's body
Alter-globalizationAdvocacy for globalization models prioritizing human rights, environment, and fairness
Tolstoyan movementSocial movement based on the views of Leo Tolstoy- Illyrian movement19th-century cultural and political movement
Weimar ClassicismGerman literary and cultural movement, whose practitioners established a new humanism
Mexican muralism20th-century art movement- SSupranational unionMultinational political union with a central authority
- East Turkestan independence movementIndependence movement in China
French RenaissanceFrench cultural and artistic movement
MadhubaniIndian/Nepalese style of painting
SolarpunkLiterary, political and artistic movement
ChinoiserieEuropean interpretation and imitation of Chinese and other East Asian artistic traditions- SokolEuropean gymnastics organization
- GGülen movementInternational Islamist fraternal movement
- InformalismArt movement
Hague SchoolArtistic movement emerged in The Hague- FFeminist artInternational feminist movement, promoting art reflecting women's lives and experiences
ShakersChristian monastic denomination- Conservative RevolutionGerman national-conservative movement during the Weimar Republic (1918–1933)
- Reichsbürger movementGerman far-right anti-government movement
- SSahaja YogaReligious movement, founded in 1970 by Nirmala Srivastava
- SSex-positive feminismBranch of feminism that emphasizes sexual freedoms
- TopfreedomSocial movement to allow female toplessness
HistoricismArt and architecture inspired by historic styles- SSeparatist feminismTheory of women's separation from men
- OtporFormer Serbian civic movement and liberal political party
CinquecentoItalian culture and art from 1500 to 1599- EEx-gay movementMovement discouraging homosexuality
- BBlack PowerPolitical slogan and ideology
RayonismRussian art movement
Ottonian artStyle in pre-Romanesque German art
Anti-abortion movementMovement that believes abortion should be illegal
2023 French pension reform strikes2023 civil unrest in France
Color FieldArt movement- MMen's rights movementSocial advocacy movement
Macedonian RenaissanceByzantine cultural movement during the Macedonian dynasty
Russian avant-gardeRussian and Soviet art movement (approx. 1890–1930)
Mir iskusstvaEarly 20th-century Russian art movement with magazine of the same name
NahdaCultural movement in the Arab world
Popular Front of LatviaLatvian political party
School of ParisEarly 20th century group of artists
Brights movementInternational intellectual movement
School of FontainebleauFrench Renaissance art movement
Croatian Spring1967–1971 Yugoslavian political crisis
VormärzPeriod of German history before the 1848 revolution
LettrismFrench avant-garde movement
Atatürk's reformsRadical reforms that created the Turkish nation state- NNeo-DadaArt movement from the late 1950s with similarities to the original Dada movement
- FFree software movementSocial movement
Gay liberationSocial and political movement in the 1960s and 70s
Tiny house movementArchitectural movement advocating smaller living spaces
Ashcan SchoolAmerican art movement
Irish Home Rule movementPolitical campaign for self-government (1870–1918)
Bengali RenaissanceCultural period of the 1800s to the 1930s in the Bengal region