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globalisationand the media
local and national economies and cultures are integrated through communication, transport, and trade
ideas, language, and culture are circulated around the world
economic globalisation allows for the free movement of goods, services, capital and labour
examples of this would include BT call centres in India or iPhones “assembled” in China from parts made in multiple countries...
the media is responsible for the distribution of cultural capital
globalisation gives us junk
food
does it also give us junk culture?
globally recognised brands...
...end up destroying or
replacing folklore and
tradition
krampus santa
hollywood helped export american culture to the world
global icons
a global iconography
The Beatles spread American popular music around the world
is a global message of
peace and love a bad thing?
or is there something sinister about an homogenised global monoculture?
does globalisation threaten diversity?
or does it help create it?
there have been global protests against economic globalisation
the bad habits of american banks caused a global financial crisis
icons of america are often the focus of attacks
the internet is
another means of
spreading ideas
a network of connections
a global infrastructure
does the internet also give the world
an opportunity to talk back?
what does the internet bring to china?
what does china bring
to the internet?
how far do you agree with the following statements?
“globalisation of culture through
mass media results in the
suppression of diversity”
“too much power is in the hands of a few global media giants”
“the media is structured to influence our
consumer habits”
“media we have is both a result and a cause of globalisation”
culture is a commodity that gets bought, sold, & rearranged
“we passively consume an artificial homogenous culture created by the media”
“internet activism is on the rise”
thinkersdoers
…or are most of us merely passive consumers of other people’s internet activism?
builderswatchers
