Departmental Papers (ASC)
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
2017
Publication Source
International Journal of Communication
Volume
11
Start Page
3808
Last Page
3814
Abstract
The question “Is there a global culture?” fueled heated debates in the 1980s and 1990s, when intellectual opponents grappled with the sociopolitical and cultural consequences of globalization. Deploying notions of dependency, imperialism, homogenization, and hybridization, dueling thinkers espoused rival scenarios of cultural domination, mixture, and resistance. A quarter century later, with the explosion of digital expression around the world, it is time to revisit the debate and ask: Is there a global digital culture?
Copyright/Permission Statement
This work was published in the International Journal of Communication. It is made available under Creative Commons license. The original work can be found here: https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/6195/2142
Keywords
global culture, digital media, politics, aesthetics, violence, digital labor, platforms, global media studies
Recommended Citation
Kraidy, M. (2017). Convergence and Disjuncture in Global Digital Culture. International Journal of Communication, 11 3808-3814. Retrieved from https://repository.upenn.edu/asc_papers/744
Date Posted: 12 November 2019
This document has been peer reviewed.