IAS 170 - Is There a Global Culture?

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Washington University in St Louis

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Opponents of globalization have argued that a standardized, commercialized, and United States-dominated culture is supplanting local cultures around the world. This, they assert, will make the world into a boring place in which local artists are squashed by nondescript cultural products distributed by an all-powerful American commercial machine. This course questions whether any such thing is happening and suggests that there are far more interesting ways of considering what "global culture" might be. It helps provide you with the skills in cultural observation and interpretation necessary for informed leadership in the globalizing world. This course is restricted to freshmen in the International Leadership Program.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wustl.edu

Phone Number:

(314) 935-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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