ge21001 dynamic human worlds lecture 5 globalisation, inequality and space (part 2)
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GE21001 Dynamic Human Worlds Lecture 5 Globalisation, Inequality and Space (Part 2). Dr. Susan P. Mains Geography. Lecture Outline. Forms of Globalisation (contd.): Lect 4: Economic (Maquiladoras) Lect 5: Cultural &Political music. Shifting economic geographies. Agriculture Manufacturing - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
GE21001 Dynamic Human WorldsLecture 5
Globalisation, Inequality and Space (Part 2)
Dr. Susan P. Mains
Geography
Lecture Outline
•Forms of Globalisation (contd.):• Lect 4: Economic (Maquiladoras)• Lect 5: Cultural &Political
• music
Shifting economic geographies
• Agriculture
• Manufacturing
• Service
• Information/Knowledge Based– Entertainment, music, arts
Defining Globalisation
Cultural Globalisation:•increases social mobility•language, ethnicity, religion, art, music•impacts of US icons and industries (McDonalds, KFC, Starbucks)•cultural hegemony/imperialism
Readings (see MyDundee for more details):
Dittmer, J. ‘Captain America’Mains, S.P. ‘Cultural Imperialism’
Cultural Globalisation
Cultural Globalisation
Cultural Globalisation
•Music industry: generates significant revenues
•Music ‘travels’
•International collaborations
•Reflects and influences cultures in multiple places
•Adapts to economic/social/political landscapes
Cultural Globalisation
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/jan/23/global-music-sales
Cultural Globalisation
Cultural Globalisation
Cultural Globalisation
Cultural Globalisation
http://reggaeeurope.com/
Cultural Globalisation
Protest Songs:
Redemption Song- Bob Marley- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrcA6j-GRE8&feature=related
The Internationale- Billy Bragg- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk69e1Vcmvg
Freedom-Soweto Soleil- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJBEEDNV1BA&feature=related
Scale Down- Rising Appalachia- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmr5rdaemYk
Defining Globalisation
Cultural Globalisation:
•local and global identities reterritorialize
•global and regional identities co-exist and overlap
•e.g., recognition of local and “national” dialects in media
Defining Globalisation
Political Globalisation:
•Changing role and power of nation-states
•Increasingly financially oriented
•Supranational organizations:
WTO, World Bank, IMF
•International Political Organizations:
•UN, G8 also Red Cross, Amnesty International
Defining Globalisation
Political Globalisation:
•Increasing government centralisation internationally (e.g., around political intervention—conflicts, wars, immigration, trade policy), but also importance of regions
e.g., EU and devolution of UK government.