2nd Assignment: What is the relation between culture and globalization? - Kim Minjun

 1) The relationship between globalization and culture is very complex and multidimensional. Globalization is a process of global connectivity that takes place simultaneously in many areas, including economy, politics, technological advancement, media and communication technology, environmental change, and culture. Globalization is characterized by the development of networks, rapid interconnections and increased dependence, and affects almost every aspect of modern society.

Culture is related to the composition of shared stories or meanings in which people find meaning and form beliefs, values, and hopes. Culture is not the result of globalization, it is one of the important dimensions that make up and shape globalization. Culture is the foundation of human behavior and the consequences of globalization can be seen as the globalized impact of regional cultural behavior. Cultural globalization acts as a network component of modern world market connectivity through consumer activities, with social and ecological impacts as well as global economic impacts. This leads to personal subjectivity and autonomy playing an important role and contributing to the complex integration of globalization. To understand the relationship between globalization and culture, we must understand that culture is not a result of globalization, but an important dimension that shapes and influences the process of globalization. It covers various perspectives on globalization and culture. Globalization tends to increase connectivity in various areas and make the world a single place due to global markets and global capitalist systems, but this does not necessarily mean unity in all respects. Globalization is a disproportionate process, and some regions are more interesting than others. As global connectivity increases, the concept of world culture is being raised, but this leads to concerns that Western culture absorbs and dominates everyone. But there is also a movement in many cultures against Western culture and to maintain their own cultural identity without embracing the values of Western culture. Globalization is linked to the consumption culture of Western culture, but what is important through cultural analysis is not the product itself, but the depth of interpretation and meaning related to the product. Globalization touches on various aspects of culture, but it raises the argument that Western culture should not simply be interpreted as dominating everything. Many regions and cultures are embracing globalization with different approaches, which can lead to disputes and differences of interest, but it does not provoke a clash of civilizations. Finally, another way to understand globalization is to look at modern globalization in a context where cultures and societies have formed diverse collective and faith communities over a long history. This provides a contextual perspective that can help us understand modern globalization. It compares European maps of the Middle Ages with modern globalization, and discusses cultural differences and issues of universalization. Medieval maps reflect Christian beliefs and worldviews, and depict, for example, the Christian world around Jerusalem. This is the imaginary world of Christendom. But this trend of universalization continues today, and it is applied universally regardless of religion or culture. It then deals with Karl Marx's depiction of a future communist society, about how he foresees globalism through universal language and world literature. But Marx's cultural perspective is still rooted in Eurocentrism. Marx claims to accept the destruction of non-European cultures positively, thereby preparing for a global communist era.The article concludes the idea of how Marx's sentiments can be applied to current cultural challenges. It is argued that globalism should be made to work without forcing certain cultures through global citizenship. This is presented as a solution to the cultural challenges of globalization. We're discussing the relationship between "de-territorialization" and globalization. De-territorialization refers to the weakening of the importance of locality and the global connection of culture beyond geographic territory. This text addresses globalization and the connectivity of world cultures, and highlights the role of information technology and media.The regional and ethnic boundaries are blurred as a result of globalization, and the cultural experience is described as "de-territorialization." This dilutes the practice in which locality was traditionally seen as the core of culture, and puts forward the impact of globalization.It also emphasizes that remote mediaization is introducing immediacy and speed into our daily lives, and the acceleration of media technology is affecting our consumption practices, entertainment, and political processes. Global improvisation increases, and rapid access to information and entertainment is presented as one of the key features of modern culture.Finally, on the positive side, globalization emphasizes the importance of thinking about the fate of cultural identity in a globalized world, noting that it can promote a new sensibility that emphasizes cultural openness, human reciprocity, and global ethical responsibility.

In other words, this article explores the complex relationship between globalization and cultural identity, and presents considerations to balance globalism and cultural identity.

 2) One of the interesting things I discovered was the dilemma I presented in the article when discussing the relationship between cultural identity and globalism. The article deals with the tension between universal human rights and cultural differences, which is one of the important issues in global politics. The perspective covered in this article explores how universalist human rights concepts are compatible with various cultural identities. This is an interesting concern when thinking about how to understand the relationship between globalization and cultural diversity and respect human rights while preserving various cultural practices.

Another interesting thing is that in the text, globalization highlights aspects of creating and multiplying cultural identity without destroying it. This perspective raises the idea that globalization can support various cultural elements to form a new form of identity. This approach provides a view that globalization can play a positive role in preserving cultural diversity, and it is an interesting aspect to explore ways to embrace and leverage diversity.

 3) “What is the relation between culture and globalization?”

The relationship between culture and globalization is complex and involves many aspects. To sum up what comes out of the above article, culture and globalization are factors that closely interact and influence each other. Here is a summary view of this relationship. In particular, I focused on the economic aspect. Economic globalization is closely related to culture, and globalization promotes the spread of cultural industries and media. This interacts products and services from different cultures in the global market. Economic globalization promotes the growth and spread of cultural industries and media. Cultural contents such as music, movies, books, and television programs are exported to various countries, and they succeed in the global popular market. This extends products and ideas from different cultures to the world. Recently, in the process of globalization of content through OTT services, the rapid rise of K-content has occurred. I thought that the process of spreading dramas such as Squid Game and The Glory all over the world was evidence that economic globalization was closely related to culture.