Globalization is leading to the homogenization of world culture

Globalization is leading to the homogenization of world culture (everything/everywhere is becoming the same)

• Globalization is leading to the homogenization of world culture (everything/everywhere is becoming the same)

• Cultural Imperialism and “McDonaldization” of global culture

• Local and national cultures are destroyed or replaced by global consumer culture (led by the US)

Local culture (food, music, language, architecture, clothing, etc.) is hurt or destroyed and replaced by global consumer culture (usually seen as US culture).

• Local culture (food, music, language, architecture, clothing, etc.) is hurt or destroyed and replaced by global consumer culture (usually seen as US culture).

• Move from Military power to economic power (through the TNC)

• Economic Domination = Cultural Domination

• Media Products + Western Goods + Western Consumption Habits

• Media play a large role in this process.

Export of American style

• Export of American style
• Through American culture industries (book, music, film, TV, fashion, ??)
• Influence on culture, politics and economy
• Promotion of America as “role model”(?)

Economic Determinism

• Economic Determinism

• Audience interpretation/power forgotten

• Audience tastes forgotten (local or regional over global)

• Development of Local & Regional Media

• Cultures are always adapting & changing

• Globalization has led to a “reverse flow” of media material

• States/Governments still have a role to play

The “effects” of globalization are not the same everywhere, things are more complicated than the world becoming the same, and people all wanting and doing the same things.

• The “effects” of globalization are not the same everywhere, things are more complicated than the world becoming the same, and people all wanting and doing the same things.

• Postmodern theorists have challenged the idea of homogenization and cultural imperialism, with some writing that global audiences do NOT interpret messages in the same way…they do not always see McDonald’s, Baywatch, Disneyland as positive things.

Other theorists have suggested that globalization is more complex…

• Other theorists have suggested that globalization is more complex…

• “Glocalization” (global production of the local, and localization of the global…Swedish version of Idol)

• “Hybridization” (combining different cultural forms to create a hybrid form…like mixing African dance music with techno music).

Straubhaar (1991) criticized cultural imperialism as being too determinist and narrow. Studied global television “flows.”

• Straubhaar (1991) criticized cultural imperialism as being too determinist and narrow. Studied global television “flows.”

• Developed the concept of asymmetrical interdependence which proposed that rather than creating, “relations of dependency, media flows create relations that while quantitatively unbalanced may still spur the development of local media industries in other national contexts.” (http://meft2100.newsouthblogs.org/tag/asymetrical-interdependence)

Straubhaar’s research showed that while there was an imbalance in the flow of programs between the US and Latin America (his area of research), there were clear flows within Latin America (regional powers).

• Straubhaar’s research showed that while there was an imbalance in the flow of programs between the US and Latin America (his area of research), there were clear flows within Latin America (regional powers).

• In other words, it is not simply a question of the US dominating all imports and production, there are regional actors that can be more popular than US.

• Do we have other examples of regional powers??

Straubhaar explained asymmetrical proximity, in part, through the concept of cultural proximity.

• Straubhaar explained asymmetrical proximity, in part, through the concept of cultural proximity.

• The idea with CP is that audiences, when given a choice, tend to prefer media products that are culturally proximate (close): language, symbols, traditions, geography, format, history, etc.

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