GS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Samosa, Consumerism, Lentil
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Gs101 - lecture 18 - food, music, resistance, and profit. 3 models of cultural change and resistance: mcdonaldization and cosmopolitanism (ex cultural homogeneity around the world) Pessimistic hyper-globalizers suggest that with regard to culture we are moving towards sameness - everything is homogenized. Optimistic hyper-globalizers argue this is a good thing - ex spread of democracy: localization (ex heterogenization of local cultures, hybridization (ex cultural fusion) American capital flows are embodied in tncs, which form the conduits for cultural colonization of the globe. A new cosmopolitan world culture is emerging. Udhr, icj are examples of a new cosmopolitan ethic. In theory, cosmopolitan culture is not shaped by any particular country or region. Ex how we watch tv now (pvr, streaming, netflix) vs years ago (typically only one channel) Local identities, cultures, values, resist the pressure to conform. Nagging question: is resistance occurring only at a cultural/symbolic level, while.
