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Discuss two forms of Latin American ‘popular culture’ that have been transformed into ‘global’ cultures. How do you account for the popularisation of these forms with global audiences?
The term ‘globalisation’ can be a very complex term to define. For the purpose of this essay and in relation to ‘culture’ I will define globalization as the growth of the culture and values of one society to a global scale (Held, D. 200: 48). Culture, as quoted by R. Williams in Keywords (1976), is one of the two or three most ‘complicated’ words to define (Williams, R. 1976:76). ‘Culture’ can be seen as a way of life and the work and practices of intellectual and aesthetic activity (Williams, R. 1976:80). ‘Popular culture’ (or ‘Cultura Popular’ in Spanish) refers to a wide range of cultural forms, which fall outside the institutionalised and canonised forms of knowledge and aesthetic production (Marsh, 2012). They are generally defined as ‘high’ culture (Charles, M. 2000:3). Therefore, ‘Global’ culture can be seen as a way of life and the work and practices of intellectual and aesthetic activities from one society into a global scale where every individual share and practice the same activities. Although Latin America is rich in culture and has many different cultural forms, this essay will only discuss two types of ‘popular culture’ and how these cultures have become to be ‘global cultures’ and how these have been popularised and the relation it has with some theories developed in recent years. One of the cultures that will be discussed in this essay is the popular dance in Brazil known as Samba and how this music genre has developed over time and become a global music icon. The other culture this essay will discuss is Film in Latin America, the types of genres in the film industry, whilst also discussing how these have globalised.
A theory developed in the 1960’s and 1970s, known as the ‘Dependency Theory’ studies that poor countries and third world countries are not poor
The term ‘globalisation’ can be a very complex term to define. For the purpose of this essay and in relation to ‘culture’ I will define globalization as the growth of the culture and values of one society to a global scale (Held, D. 200: 48). Culture, as quoted by R. Williams in Keywords (1976), is one of the two or three most ‘complicated’ words to define (Williams, R. 1976:76). ‘Culture’ can be seen as a way of life and the work and practices of intellectual and aesthetic activity (Williams, R. 1976:80). ‘Popular culture’ (or ‘Cultura Popular’ in Spanish) refers to a wide range of cultural forms, which fall outside the institutionalised and canonised forms of knowledge and aesthetic production (Marsh, 2012). They are generally defined as ‘high’ culture (Charles, M. 2000:3). Therefore, ‘Global’ culture can be seen as a way of life and the work and practices of intellectual and aesthetic activities from one society into a global scale where every individual share and practice the same activities. Although Latin America is rich in culture and has many different cultural forms, this essay will only discuss two types of ‘popular culture’ and how these cultures have become to be ‘global cultures’ and how these have been popularised and the relation it has with some theories developed in recent years. One of the cultures that will be discussed in this essay is the popular dance in Brazil known as Samba and how this music genre has developed over time and become a global music icon. The other culture this essay will discuss is Film in Latin America, the types of genres in the film industry, whilst also discussing how these have globalised.
A theory developed in the 1960’s and 1970s, known as the ‘Dependency Theory’ studies that poor countries and third world countries are not poor
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