Comments on: culture as a commodity http://global-culture.org/culture-as-a-commodity/ Sustainable, Memorable, Livable Mon, 03 Jan 2011 22:40:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Chirs Allers http://global-culture.org/culture-as-a-commodity/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Chirs Allers Wed, 12 Jul 2006 01:12:19 +0000 http://global-culture.org/blog/2006/05/26/culture-as-a-commodity/#comment-21 Using Arendt and Adorno, I have attempted to put a finger on a weak spot in the three paradigms concerning the impact of globalization on culture. Following the "completion" of this essay, I have found a few holes that should be filled. If my diagnosis is correct this raises the question whether ‚Äúculture‚Äù in the Arendtian sense has any future in a capitalist world economy. I think this begs to question whether we can imagine an economy that would support and even encourage such a culture. Lambert Zuidervaart explores this issue in his essay ‚ÄúFeminist Politics and the Culture Industry: Adorno‚Äôs Critique Revisited" and also in his chapter "Consuming Visions‚Äù in the book Dancing in the Dark (Eerdmans,1991). I should add that I think Arendt‚Äôs preferred concept of culture is elitist and anti-modern (and would make many anthropologists cringe). We need a more expansive conception of culture, yet one that does not equate it with the commodification of culture, as I attempted to point out. Juan, Thanks for the response and the addition of my paper to your website. I am looking forward to reading your article and continuing to spelunk through this website. Using Arendt and Adorno, I have attempted to put a finger on a weak spot in the three paradigms concerning the impact of globalization on culture. Following the “completion” of this essay, I have found a few holes that should be filled. If my diagnosis is correct this raises the question whether ‚Äúculture‚Äù in the Arendtian sense has any future in a capitalist world economy. I think this begs to question whether we can imagine an economy that would support and even encourage such a culture. Lambert Zuidervaart explores this issue in his essay ‚ÄúFeminist Politics and the Culture Industry: Adorno‚Äôs Critique Revisited” and also in his chapter “Consuming Visions‚Äù in the book Dancing in the Dark (Eerdmans,1991). I should add that I think Arendt‚Äôs preferred concept of culture is elitist and anti-modern (and would make many anthropologists cringe). We need a more expansive conception of culture, yet one that does not equate it with the commodification of culture, as I attempted to point out.

Juan,
Thanks for the response and the addition of my paper to your website. I am looking forward to reading your article and continuing to spelunk through this website.

]]> By: Global Culture » observing the diffusion of memes http://global-culture.org/culture-as-a-commodity/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Global Culture » observing the diffusion of memes Tue, 13 Jun 2006 03:09:19 +0000 http://global-culture.org/blog/2006/05/26/culture-as-a-commodity/#comment-5 [...] To keep the documentation process simple, I propose the following methodology based on the basic principles of how culture is being globalized discussed in the previous post “culture as a commodity”: [...] [...] To keep the documentation process simple, I propose the following methodology based on the basic principles of how culture is being globalized discussed in the previous post “culture as a commodity”: [...]

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