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Soja (1989)
World is constructed by society through the medium of language, which in turn is also a social construction.
Nicaraguan Sign Language
The first recorded sign language to emerge spontaneously without influence from other languages, developed by deaf children in the 1980s.
Bourdieu (1977)
Language is not just an instrument of communication, it is an instrument of power. A person speaks to be believed, obeyed, respected, distinguished.
Appadurai (1990)
Various landscapes that allow for a better understanding of the greater global cultural flow. These are
Ethnoscapes = Flow of people
Technoscapes = Flow of tehcnology
Financescapes = Flow of money
Mediascapes = Flow of information
Ideoscpaes = Flow of ideas
Olympic Scapes Case Study - Ethnoscapes
Physical migration of players, business networks, and removal of locals.
Olympic Scapes Case Study - Financescapes
Global, regional, and international business networks flock to invest in a host city. Issues with labor and malpractice in setting up the event. Issues with ownership, control and power, structured inequalities
Olympic Scapes Case Study - Technoscapes & Medioscapes
Evident in the speed with which information and images spread globally.