Cultural Globalization

1.Summary

The author first explains the relationship between globalization and culture. Globalization is a multidimensional process with many aspects. No single dimension is preferred. Globalization refers to a rapidly evolving and increasingly interconnected and interdependent network that occurs simultaneously in the areas of economic, political, environmental change and cultural technological development. At present, the level of global interdependence is unprecedented.

In the author's opinion, some people think that the economy is the most important in these dimensions, and the economic field is completely unaffected by culture. These views are wrong.

Culture is not only an environment that can meaningfully explain events, it is also the original environment in which human activities occurs. A useful way to think about the impact of culture on globalization is to understand how a “local” action with a cultural basis has an impact on globalization. The author also emphasizes in this section that culture is a dimension that not only affects globalization but also creates and shapes globalization.

The author then analyzes the simplification trend of global culture in globalization, and proposes some solutions to such situations. The “Third World” countries clearly do not participate in the spread of a globalized economy or globalization as developed countries do. Therefore, globalization is an unbalanced process that does not reach a very global level. Western capitalism, especially American capitalist culture, has expanded globally. Through the development and expansion of some Western brands, the value of Western culture seems to be gradually replaced. So we need to observe contemporary globalization in a longer historical context.

The author then mentions Marx, who believes that he is "a persuasive internationalist" and that the proletariat is the real and the only "world worker." But his perception of culture is firmly rooted in European traditions, and he underestimates the enduring power and importance of racial and religious attachment (or its transformation to nationalism) in modernity. So we have to learn the lesson that the cosmopolitan way of working is not imposed on any particular model influenced by culture. This may be the most direct cultural challenge facing globalization.

 Next, the author describes the issue of culture and deterritorialization.Most of us live in local life, but globalization is rapidly changing our concept of these. De-localization means that culture is no longer confined to local conditions and the culture of local production is no longer the single most important factor in the reality of our lives. The “weakening” of traditional connections between cultural experiences and geographic regions will prove to be the most far-reaching impact of cultural globalization.

Finally, in the part of cosmopolitanism and cultural identity, the author suggests that we should take seriously the idea of progressive, international cultural politics. Globalization may be the most important force for creating and spreading cultural identity. According to this universal view, it recognizes the dual description of the cultural belonging experience, which is a collective wealth of the local community.

2.What was interesting /What did you learn?

I am very interested in the part of deterritorialization. deterritorialization is often used in research related to cultural globalization. Globalization has changed the relationship between people and geographical and cultural activities. Culture is no longer limited to the regions and people who produce it. Because I have always had the same feeling about it, but most of my thoughts are about concerns about delocalization. The author's point of view gave me more ideas.