Module: Global Cultures

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	Global Cultures
Module Code	CUS1010 (ITS: LC202)
Faculty	SALIS	School	Humanities & Social Sciences
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5

Description

to introduce the concept of global culture and consider its relevance to our modern cultural experience; to analyse modes of international interaction between cultures and the potential benefits and problems arising out of it.

Learning Outcomes

1. Distinguish the various strands of global interconnectivity i.e. economic, political and cultural and to identify the interaction between these sectors
2. Describe processes of modern global culture as a complex interconnectivity between local, national and global cultural influences.
3. Identify social and economic carrier groups of global culture and their localised features in different national contexts
4. Critically discuss various theoretical points of view as can be found in the literature in relation to the topic
5. To identify and research social phenomena in relation to their global interconnections, in particular in the areas of tourism, media communication, popular culture, cosmopolitanism and social movements
6. Co-operate with fellow students in identifying and pursuing individual research questions and presenting findings

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full time hours per semester
Lecture	7	No Description
Seminars	11	No Description
Group work	12	Preparing for group presentation
Independent Study	95	Library work and preparation for report and essay
Total Workload: 125

Section Breakdown
CRN	20223	Part of Term	Semester 2
Coursework	0%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	Y
Resit Category	RC1	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Julie Daniel	Module Teacher

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
Presentation	Group peer presentation on an aspect of Global Culture	30%	n/a
Essay	Investigate an aspect of the module content (a separate theme from the peer presentation) chosen from a set of questions prepared by the lecturer	70%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

The growth of global tourism and its ideological and socio-economic origins and effects.

Cosmopolitanism and global citizenship

The experience of globalisation in the post-war era, particularly in the sphere of popular culture and consumerism

The role and function of media in the creation and development of global cultures

Social movements that counter neoliberal policies and practices

Indicative Reading List

Books:

Bauman, Zygmunt: 1998, Globalisation, The Human Consequences,
Giddens, Anthony: 2002, Runaway World: How globalisation is reshaping our lives,
Appadurai, Arjun: 1996, Modernity at Large, Cultural Dimensions of Globalisation,
Featherstone, Mike: 1995, Global Modernities,
Tomlinson, John: 1999, Globalization and Culture,
Urry, Jonathan: 2011, The Tourist Gaze 3.0, 3rd, Sage, London,
Cronin, Michael: 2000, Across the Lines: travel, language and translation,
Beck, Ulrich: 1992, Risk Society, Sage, London,
Kirby, Peadar: 2006, Vulnerability and Violence. The Impact of Globalisation,
Lash, S. & Lury, C.: 2007, Global Culture Industry: The Mediation of Things, Wiley, London,
Beck, U.: 2006, Cosmopolitan Vision, Polity, London,

Articles:
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Other Resources

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