Unit 1: Globalization

What are the Canadian Content Regulations? (CanCon)

law that says radio stations must play at least 35% songs in a day by canadian artists during peak listening hours (6am-6pm)

Why do we need CanCon?

1. Cultural Identity

2. Support for artists

3. Economic Growth

4. Public Interest

The Global Village

the world becoming more interconnected as a result of the advancement of media technology

Marshall McLuhan: The Medium is the message

The idea that how info is delivered is just as important (if not more) as the content. McLuhan argued that each medium shapes our perceptions & interactions in unique ways, influencing how we understand and engage with the world.

Universalization of Pop culture

The spread of one popular culture around the world

Hybridization

Mixing of cultures & identities in new and diff. ways

The Digital Divide

refers to the wide gap between those individuals who have access to information and communications technology and those who do not.

What does journalism do?

- Informs the public

- Holds those in power accountable

- Fosters debate & public source

- Inspires social change

- Creates civic engagement

What digital divide effects:

- Access to tech

- Digital Literacy

- Quality of Connectivity

- Affordability

Who created the concept of the Global Village?

Marshall MacLuhan

Ways we express identity/things that affect identity

traditions, language, religion/spirituality, the arts, attire, relationship to land, ideological beliefs, role modelling

acculturation

The adoption of cultural traits, such as language, when two cultures come into contact by both/either cultures

accommodation

individuals take on values/beliefs of a culture and accommodate them in a public space, while maintaining their ow culture in a private space

cultural revitalization

efforts to grow/restore one's culture

affirmation of identity

working to celebrate & protect culture

integration

mixing multiple cultures together

assimilation

the process of one culture being absorbed into another

marginalization

when culture is treated less important/powerful than another

homogenization

when different cultures blend to become one single culture

Bill 101 requirments

1. Official Language is French

2. Language of Business

3. Education

4. Language of the workplace

5. Signage

3 facets of globalization

social, economic, political

Social Globalization

The process by which people's lifestyles spread over global networks. (ex. Universal Pop Culture)

Economic Globalization

The spread of trade, transportation, and communication systems around the world in the interests of promoting worldwide commerce

Political Globalization

the process by which political decisions and actions are becoming increasingly international

Media Convergence

Media convergence is the control of a large amount of the world’s media by a few transnational companies. Media convergence is also called media cross-ownership.

Media Concentration

Ownership of newspapers and other media becomes concentrated (wholly directed) in the hands of a few large corporations.