"Cultural imperialism" refers to the dominance or influence of one culture over others, where a more powerful culture tends to spread its values, beliefs, language, and customs to other societies, often through media or economic means. It can lead to the erosion or replacement of local cultures, as the dominant culture becomes more widespread and dominant globally.
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Dublin - born Duncan Campbell, 41, is nominated for his film It for Others, an examination
of cultural imperialism shown at last year's Venice Biennale, and English artist Tris Vonna - Michell, 31, is shortlisted for an installation based on his mother's childhood in Berlin.
True or untrue, myths surrounding the early funding of the movement by the CIA in order to affect a form of
American cultural Imperialism stick to the group; as does the pivotal position it holds in the canon of art history, as the turning point when «art» migrated from Europe to America following the Second World War.
Much of the standard Western scholarship on Christian missions proceeds by looking at the motives of individual missionaries and concludes by faulting the entire missionary enterprise as being part of the machinery of
Western cultural imperialism.
Hugh Lawton and Marc Smith - Evans may unwittingly be indulging in
cultural imperialism when talking about download progress figures of «4,100 %»...
Boshier's work, steeped in the language of Pop throughout his six - decade career, speaks to the distinct vantage point of a British ex-pat experiencing America's
cultural imperialism at its source, beginning in the Vietnam era and continuing today.
The left, however, for too long has been satisfied with talking
about cultural imperialism and corporate exploitation, both of which are serious problems.
The French who occasionally have expressed strong fears of
US cultural imperialism have received «this shrine of American pop culture» enthusiastically despite some critics describing the Disney invasion as a «cultural Chernobyl» (Marguerite Duras).
This splitting the CSI planned to overcome, along with any residues of
cultural imperialism brought by European and American advocates of the gospel.
Many of the comments here are right to suggest that most political movements that
emphasise cultural imperialism and «racial superiority» do not need any ideological coherence, but only a self - serving agenda and the right socio - economic «climate that favors growth.»
But that only emphasizes the fact it doesn't take burning crosses to make a person of color feel unwelcome in everyday situations, especially when masculinity and a benign sense of
cultural imperialism comes into play.
Some professors at Teacher's College and Harvard GSE even claim that TFA is just a new iteration of 1800s -
style cultural imperialism.
Certainly, Nathan Drake's success and appeal — despite his treatment of global heritage sites and artefacts — makes for an interesting exception in a developing public dialogue
around cultural imperialism.
Heron, Patrick, «Part Two of the Report by the British Painter Patrick Heron on How American
Cultural Imperialism Took Over Britain and the History Book Accounts», The Guardian, 11 October 1974
Yes, some have drunk the diversity Kool - Aid and think evangelization a form
of cultural imperialism, but for the most part Catholics are triumphalists.
There is today a curious and dangerous convergence between philosophical nihilists and radical multiculturalists, on the one hand, and, on the other, those states that reject the idea of universal human rights as an instance of
cultural imperialism.
Efforts to promote such changes in the guise of human rights are correctly condemned as egregious instances of «
cultural imperialism» by which elites of certain rich nations, not least of the United States, attempt to impose their values on the rest of the world.
God has chosen the agenda of the text, and we must be content with the wisdom of these choices... The Bible's message must not be subjected to
cultural imperialism.»
We will have been defeated if we acquiesce in, or are perceived to have acquiesced in, the claim that the promotion of that belief is no more than an instance of the «
cultural imperialism» of the West.
The stories of both her Korean birth mother and the Korean woman who adopted her had shown her, she said, a history of classism and
cultural imperialism.
However, in this case, unlike those of Socratic and prophetic existence, men experienced themselves as thrust out of preaxial existence by partly unwelcome forces, concretely
the cultural imperialism of the Hellenistic empires, which drew men toward Socratic existence.
Feminist and ecological issues have gained prominence, as well the injustice of continuing Western economic dominance and
cultural imperialism.
I myself would prefer to speak of natural law grounding human rights (this is perhaps the only misstep in the book); but in any event his wider point is no doubt correct that only a theory of natural law can rescue the campaign for human rights from being anything more than disguised power politics or
cultural imperialism.
This is the least understood, yet potentially the most important form of
cultural imperialism.
An even more distressing example of
cultural imperialism is the recent media campaign by U.S. tobacco companies to increase their cigarette sales overseas.
This is the least understood, yet potentially the most important form of
cultural imperialism.7 During the past four decades, communication has become increasingly a central component in all industries.
It is true that missions were a historical force of great importance, but we have to reckon within that fact that the changes included a radical critique of Western political and
cultural imperialism.
He believes that the potential positive outcomes of programs based on the belief that adult - child play is crucial for child development could be reduced by suspicions of «racism or
cultural imperialism».
Already, many countries complain about American «
cultural imperialism» via Hollywood is every bit as insidious as its hegemonic role as «the world's policeman.»
Neocolonialism is the practice of using capitalism, globalization and
cultural imperialism to influence a developing country in lieu of direct military control (imperialism) or indirect political control (hegemony).
You're not going to be able to find statistics on soft power such as the «
cultural imperialism» you mentioned as there's no defined way to measure such a thing, though in many cases the original colonizer of a now free country still retains some sort of ties and influence over the region - as you stated with Mali.
Four,
the cultural imperialism objection: more and more students these days are recent immigrants.
This canard only holds up if you think uniforms and longer school days are a sign of
cultural imperialism.
Blame it on
cultural imperialism, the undeniable twee delight of appliqué birds, or the sheer convenience of ironic facial hair, just know this: The hipster has reached these international cities, and will no doubt continue to penetrate the far - flung corners of the earth (at least until the next trend strikes).
Diplomatic channels may secure your borders,
cultural imperialism might expand them peacefully, or you could do things the old - fashioned way through military conquest.
This debate has raged for decades, with the name «Lord Elgin» is now all but synonymous with idea of
cultural imperialism.
No doubt those notions truly did amount in retrospect to a kind of
cultural imperialism and to a naturalism meant to replace the older «givens» of art as a window on visible nature.