Dear students,

Here is some information concerning the fourth tutorial.

Discussions will be based on the following four readings:
(1) John Tomlinson, Globalization Disturbs Culture
(2) Ulf Hannerz, The Global Ecumene
(3) James L. Watson, McDonald's in Hong Kong
(4) Tyler Cowen, How Hollywood Rules the World, and Whether We Should
Care
The questions for these readings are:
(1) What does Tomlinson mean by the notion of deterritorializing culture?
(2) What does popular culture teach us about global centre-periphery relations?
(3) What does the "bush" and "beento" difference found by Hannerz in Nigeria
stand for?
(4) Think of four ways in which McDonald's (is supposed to have) changed Hong
Kong. Are the changes for the better ("improvements") or for worse ("cultural
imperialism")?
(5) Assuming Hollywood has a major impact on global culture, what kind of
culture does it impose on whom and to what effect? Does it disturb local
cultures, and what are we to make of its effects?