Entertaiment is an important and rapidly developing category of cultural products. As with other cultural categories, it encompasses a wide range of activities and objects: it includes forms for individual private entertainment (such as television or movies) to events designed for a public audience, such as festivals, parties, or concerts. It also covers a wider array of cultural products with the potential to influence discourse and create shared meaning, such as music, art, or satire. Click on a collocation to see more examples.
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