GS221 Chapter Notes -Consumerism, World-Systems Theory, Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences
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Gs221 reading - paul hopper: understanding cultural globalization. Desire of iran to discourage/ inhibit western influence (how muslims experience globalization) The use of cell phones to document/ share events/ info. Global awareness of racism (through media outlets) International co-operation to produce award winning entertainment (ex. Desire to create environmentalist ideologies as the global culture, overcoming consumerism. Uneven multiple dimensions which are reflected in histories, processes and interconnectedness. Connected to, not separate from the process of globalization (culture+ globalizations), globalization informs + disrupts culture. Intersect of the global with the local (ex. Western cultural bombardment in muslim areas of the middle east) Experienced through global info and communication technologies (itcs) *unequal access to these. Needs to be accepted/ internalized, can"t be forced upon an existing culture. A contested idea (debate to the history, existence, nature and future trajectory) - needs interdisciplinary approach. Contemporary development + global processes constitute a new condition/ phase in human history.
