The readings are centered on media programs. Media programs provide information about various aspects of life. Often, the media serves as an educative tool as well as a channel of communication between ordinary citizens and the owners from its commercial roles. The readings include information about how culture and its related effects have taken a new […]
Cultural Imperialism Abroad
In the article “Imagining America: The Simpsons Go Global” by Jonathan Gray, cultural imperialism is defined as a development of social influence that results from the imposition of a nation on other countries with its lifestyle, accumulated knowledge and moral beliefs (Gray, 129). Throughout the reading, it was brought to my attention that it is […]
Media,Globalization, and Cultural Imperialism
As technology develops, technology made it possible to make a worldwide movement toward economic, financial trade, and communication integration, which is called globalization. The globalization paradigm started with a good purpose, it was to unify the world and to share and understand each other cultures. However, it turns out globalization paradigm had its flaws and […]
Televised Imperialism
The goal of cultural imperialism is to show other nations that we are the most powerful by trying to prove that the things we say, like, and do are correct in every essence of the word. It tries to force our cultural ideals on other countries around the world, with the goal of making one […]
Cultural Context is Vital to Understand any Text
It is strange to me that people from other countries view The Simpsons as representative of America, or that they find it difficult to relate to The Simpsons due to the fact that they don’t see themselves, or their family in the program. Many of the young adults who were questioned in the Simpson’s study […]
American Cultural Imperialism
In his article titled “Imagining America: The Simpsons Go Global,” Jonathan Gray talks about cultural imperialism and its effects on the world and other cultures. Cultural imperialism is when a dominant culture is imposed on other countries to try and make other cultures more like the dominant one. In his article, Gray worries that […]
MXC – Manipulating an Existing Culture
Grey and Gallagher take different stances on their views of cultural imperialism. Both acknowledge its existence but Grey takes a more optimistic stance in his reviews of The Simpsons. He accepts that the show has great power as it is broadcasted throughout the world, but he questions the idea that it has a negative affect […]
American Cultural Imperialism
The disappearance of other cultures in the world is gradually going up due to overcoming domination of corporate and cultural America. The United States has a big influence on other cultures around the world, in so many aspects, they created and still today maintain a power toward other civilizations, and that is what you call […]
stereotypes in the media
I never put too much thought into how characters act and are portrayed on television other than to enjoy it. However, after attending the lecture on race, I started to use critical thinking to dig deeper on what they were actually trying to illustrate. Many television shows and movies use hegemony to show dominance over […]
Cultural Imperialism
Cultural Imperialism is a process of social influences and overall style of life of one dominant country over others. Fast foods and beverage brands are highly obvious examples about Cultural Imperialism in America. Gray points this out by talking about how we have all become citizens of a “McDonaldized” planet. Below is a great example showing […]