subject matter
What it's about
Subject matter is what something is about—the topic or content being addressed.
A book's subject matter might be World War II; a painting's subject matter might be rural landscapes.
The term often appears when evaluating whether content is appropriate or relevant: The subject matter was too mature for young children, expertise in the subject matter.
Central recurring concept
- motifRecurring thematic element
- leitmotifRecurring thematic phrase
- narrativeAccount of events
- contentWhat something contains
symbolism · allegory · imagery · concept · focus · premise · substance · essence
Educational program's content plan
- syllabusCourse plan document
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- fieldArea of specialty
study · thesis · dissertation · research · scholarship · pedagogy · textbook · lecture
theme
Central recurring concept
content · symbolism · allegory · imagery · concept · focus · premise · substance · essence · treatment
curriculum
Educational program's content plan
- syllabusCourse plan document
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
field · study · thesis · dissertation · research · scholarship · pedagogy · textbook · lecture · seminar
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
- art criticismart criticism, review, art critic, critique, analysis
- art subjectslandscapes, human form, religion, seascapes, nature
- artist biographypainter, sculptor, photographer, life story, early years
- influencesparents, mentors, teachers, friends, peers
- art termspainting, sculpture, drawing, portrait, landscape
subject matterform
Shape or document
style · format · technique · presentation · method
subject matteraesthetics
Theory of beauty
ornamentation · decoration · appearance · packaging · veneer
matter, subject, subjects, subjective, subjection, subjectivity