GS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Kebab, Samosa, Cosmopolitanism
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Gs 101 - a: lecture: tuesday, september 26th and thursday, september 28th: 3 models of global cultural change and resistance: Mcdonaldization model: world is becoming culturally similar, american capital flows embodied tnc"s, which form the conduits for cultural colonization of the globe, culture is the commodity , american or western cultural dominance. Cosmopolitanism model: world is becoming culturally similar, a new cosmopolitan world culture is emerging, in theory cosmopolitan culture is not shaped by any particular country or region, udhr, icj are examples of a new cosmopolitan ethic. Steger: pessimistic hyper-globalizers suggest that we are moving towards sameness , optimistic hyper-globalizers argue that we are all becoming more cosmopolitan. Heterogenization: world is becoming increasingly different, local identities, cultures and values resist to reform, culture is in the tradition , localisms proliferate. Nagging question: is resistance occurring only at a cultural/symbolic level, while integration takes place at an economic level.
