Tomlinson Globalization and Culture

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-7456-5650-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 248 Seiten, E-Book

Globalization is now widely discussed but the debates often remainlocked within particular disciplinary discourses. This book bringstogether for the first time a social theory and cultural studiesapproach to the understanding of globalization.
The book starts with an analysis of the relationship between theglobalization process and contemporary culture change and goes onto relate this to debates about social and cultural modernity. Atthe heart of the book is a far-reaching analysis of the complex,ambiguous "lived experience" of global modernity. Tomlinson arguesthat we can now see a general pattern of the dissolution betweencultural experience and territorial location. The "uneven" natureof this experience is discussed in relation to first and thirdworld societies, along with arguments about the hybridization ofcultures, and special role of communications and media technologiesin this process of "deterritorialization". Globalization andCultureconcludes with a discussion of the cultural politics ofcosmopolitanism.
Accessibly written, this book will be of interest to second yearundergraduates and above in sociology, media studies, cultural andcommunication studies, and anyone interested in globalization.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tomlinson, John

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Globalization and Culture. .
Globalization as Complex Connectivity.
Culture as a Dimension of Globalization.
Why Culture Matters for Globalization.
Why Globalization Matters for Culture.
2. Global Modernity. .
Global Modernity as Historical Period. Globalization as a'Consequence of Modernity'.
Suspicion of Global Modernity.
Conclusion.
3. Global Culture: Dreams, Nightmares and Scepticism.
Dreams: Historical Imaginings of a Global Culture.
Nightmares: Global Culture as Cultural Imperialism.
Global Culture: The Sceptical Viewpoint.
4. Deterritorialization: The Cultural Condition ofGlobalization. .
The Concept of Deterritorialization.
The Mundane Experience of Deterritorialization.
Objections to Deterritorialization.
Deterritorialization at the 'Margins'.
Hybridization.
5. Mediated Communication and Cultural Experience. .
Mediation and Connectivity.
Mediated Proximity 1: Intimacy Redefined.
Mediated Proximity 2: Televisual Involvement and the Closing ofMoral Distance.
6. The Possibility of Cosmopolitanism. Cosmopolitanism: Idea,Ideology, Ideal.
Cosmopolitans Without a Cosmopolis.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

John Tomlinson is Professor of Cultural Sociology and Director of the Centre for Research in International Communication and Culture, Nottingham Trent University.