contextualism
[ kuh n-teks-choo-uh-liz-uh m ]
/ kənˈtɛks tʃu əˌlɪz əm /
noun
(in motion-picture criticism) the theory that all incidents in a film must be viewed in the social, political, and cultural context with which the film concerns itself and in which it was made.
Architecture.
the aesthetic position that a building or the like should be designed for harmony or a meaningful relationship with other such elements already existing in its vicinity.
Origin of contextualism
First recorded in 1925–30;
contextual +
-ism
OTHER WORDS FROM contextualism
con·tex·tu·al·ist, noun, adjectiveWords nearby contextualism
context,
context of situation,
contextomy,
contextual,
contextual definition,
contextualism,
contextualize,
contexture,
contg.,
contiguity,
contiguous