nonrepresentation
Art without likeness
Nonrepresentation is the absence or lack of representation.
In politics, it describes groups having no voice in government: The colonists protested their nonrepresentation in Parliament.
In art, it refers to abstract work that doesn't depict recognizable objects or figures: The gallery specialized in nonrepresentation and geometric abstraction.
Not depicting reality
- abstractCondensed version of text
- nonobjectiveLacking depicted subject matter
- formalismPrivileging structure over substance
- abstractionDistilling to essential qualities
Removal of voting rights
- voicelessnessLack of spoken sound
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- silencingStopping noise or dissent
suppression · gerrymandering · underrepresentation · invisibility · voter suppression · proportionality · apportionment
State of being unseen
- erasureAct of wiping away
- underrepresentationInsufficient proportional presence
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
- tokenismSuperficial inclusion efforts
Failure to include
- absenceState of not being
- pro seLitigant without attorney
- access to justiceRight to legal remedies
- undefendedLacking protective measures
Systematic error from unrepresentative samples
- skewTwist from straight
- distortionTwisting from original state
- undercountingTallying fewer than exist
- selection biasUnrepresentative sample causing errors
nonfigurative
Not depicting reality
- abstractCondensed version of text
- nonobjectiveLacking depicted subject matter
- formalismPrivileging structure over substance
disenfranchisement
Removal of voting rights
- voicelessnessLack of spoken sound
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
silencing · suppression · gerrymandering · underrepresentation · invisibility · voter suppression · proportionality · apportionment
invisibility
State of being unseen
- erasureAct of wiping away
- underrepresentationInsufficient proportional presence
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
omission
Failure to include
- absenceState of not being
- pro seLitigant without attorney
- access to justiceRight to legal remedies
sampling bias
Systematic error from unrepresentative samples
- skewTwist from straight
- distortionTwisting from original state
- undercountingTallying fewer than exist
nonrepresentationrepresentation
Depiction or likeness
realism · figurative art · figuration · naturalism · mimesis
nonrepresentationrepresentation
Depiction or likeness
political representation · enfranchisement · democratic participation · advocacy · delegation
nonrepresentationrepresentation
Depiction or likeness
depiction · reference · signification · denotation · symbolization