Topics in Culture and Globalization

Lecture Notes

WEEK #	TOPICS
1	Culture and Globalization (PDF) Lecture: Introduction to Culture and Globalization/Goals of the Course
2	A Pre-History of Globalization: Guns, Germs, and Steel (PDF)
3	Cultural Activism and Minority Claims (PDF)
4	Hip-Hop as Cultural Movement (PDF)
5	Hip-Hop in Japan (PDF)
6	Hip-Hop in Europe and the Islamic Connection
7	Lessons from Hip-Hop (PDF)
8	Coolhunters: Who’s Got it? (PDF)
9	No Logo
10	“Music Wants to be Free”: MP3, P2P-Anarchy or Activism?
11	Television Nations
12	Transnational Media
13	Globalization as the End of Culture?
14	Conclusions and the Future of Globalization (PDF)