ANTH 1120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Isomorphism, Ernesto Laclau, Cultural Imperialism
7 Jul 2014
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Involves own point of view: reading what other scholars have wrote, academic training, gives different perspective of whats going on, analysis is always critical. Critical analysis: think of a set of circumstances. 1 to 1 correspondence idea that these things do not necessarily overlap but also equals problem will move, learn new practices, forget old practices, change meanings, people always changing their minds of language, territory, and culture. Deterritorialization: culture heritage as an idea that is not always dependant on physical space. Made possible by movement, or mobility demonstrating that those meanings are not tied to you in a physical space explicity transnational: e. g online blogs are explicitly deterritorialized. World of warcraft thinking about how culture can be deterritorialized. 2 processes: emphasis how movement and mobility operate and work in everyday life. Multiculturalism and diversity we have a single unique culture also challenges this idea. Ernesto laclau; theorizes in temporary democracy and think about changes due to globalization.
