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Module Specifications
Archived Version 2020 - 2021
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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Learning Activities The growth of global tourism and its ideological and socio-economic origins and effects.Cosmopolitanism and global citizenshipThe experience of globalisation in the post-war era, particularly in the sphere of popular culture and consumerismThe role and function of media in the creation and development of global culturesSocial movements that counter neoliberal policies and practices | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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