Andy Singer Homogenization Analysis

The epoch that the cartoon was drawn in was defined by the emergence of a central force in geopolitics: The nation-state. The force of nationalism, neither benevolent nor malevolent, surfaced as

The article ‘’What Every American Should Know’’ by Eric Liu acknowledges the struggles, the rapidly changing, and all of the multicultural issues that continually expands through every day of the culture wars. So within this article Liu is confronting a very substantial topic, which he asserts the problem of cultural diversity or the culture wars inside of the United States. In the article Liu provides the reader with many different examples all the way from cultural literacy, multiculturalism, and many examples from history over the years. Liu also expresses these examples in a way that the reader can absorb the details in a different style were the reader has to look at each example in a different aspect to fully understand what he is trying to stay. Liu evaluates E.D Hirsch and talks about the list. The list that every American should know, containing ten words that every citizen in America should know. Liu discourages people use Hirsch’s list because of the time differences between the past and the future, and how the culture war has progressed through time. Liu has evolved Hirsch’s idea and created something more modern that people can create their own list to show the people of America different opinions to have and no one is wrong or right that is what makes this list so influential. (Liu)

Cartoons have been a prominent and interesting apparatus for politics throughout the ages. Political movements, parties, and groups using propaganda to further their beliefs dates back to the eighteenth and nineteenth century. Though America faces an austere history, lighthearted propaganda colors its decades and gives them life. Political cartoons are so widely used in America that they have become a significant piece of pop culture. Moreover, because of their ability to capture the reader’s attention, propaganda is exploited throughout politics.The cartoons are wonders of the human imagination; illustrators create comical images and intertwine profound political opinions to influence their viewer’s mind. For example, one movement that abundantly grew from propaganda was the women’s rights movement. The artists of the seemingly despised cause drew controversial cartoons that set a fire in the hearts of women all over the world. Consequently, the same cartoons ignited a passionate war between women who wanted freedom, and those who believed that women could not handle that freedom. Through the use of colorful concepts and daring expressions, political cartoons display the influence of the women’s rights movement throughout history, while the cartoons of Anti-Feminists demonstrates the world’s reaction to the movement.

In Scott McCloud’s “The Language of Comics”, McCloud shows us the world of icons, cartoons, and the purpose that they possess. McCloud demonstrates how icons can trigger emotions or reactions within our minds. We are shown that objects and drawings can depict real things, but they are in fact not the actual things that they portray. The icons are merely representative. In this story we see the various techniques and styles that are used in the world of cartoons. We see very detailed drawings and also simple cartons with relatable characters.

My artwork focuses on the diversity of America. I illustrated the different features of ethnicities and the insight of what those specific ethnicities believe how they contributed to the American identity. Although there are many ethnicities in America, I chose the race I displayed, due to direct contact with someone from one to three ethnicities. From the colors to the symbolism of each ethnicity, I wanted to show what each ethnicity was, without the audience asking what it actually was. My belief of what it means to be an American ties in with my ideas of diversity. I believe to be a true American, it would a person who displays the courage to fight through the ethnic stereotypes to create a better place for the future generation. Through

It is a time that individual identity is no longer bound by cultural identity, regardless of who defines the boundaries. Individuals and collectives alike are struggling to “effectively negotiate mainstream societal norms while at the same time attempting to retain key aspects from their culture of origin” (Cruz-Hacker, p. 1). In other words, an individual is free to choose what signifiers they are identified by, and it is becoming increasingly more common to have cultural identity defined by the individual and accepted by popular culture as opposed to popular culture expecting the individual to accept their pre-conceived notions of culture.

“A picture is worth a thousand words”. This conventional and hackneyed cliché nevertheless holds an essential truth that applies to images circulated in society. Not only do pictures express words, but they also convey opinions, stereotypes, and negativity. The dissemination of images feeds the minds of observers, and inevitably molds the opinions of viewers. Cartoonists are aware of this knowledge and are able to channel the importance of this saying to deliver messages about situations, groups of people, or historical events. They hold the power to influence society with the drawings they produce and the additive features they incorporate into their cartoons.

Not only does American popular culture overshadow the goodness of America, it also blurs other countries’ cultures. Every part of America is big: the entertainment industry, the food business, the economy, so it makes sense how irresistible it is to morph to American culture. However, it is unfair. The world is becoming homogenized. In large cities in nearly any country, a Starbucks or McDonald’s can be found, and advertisements for Hollywood films will be aired. This homogenization is a

The writer senses cultural diversity usually comes from an unlimited amount of idea logic or rational ways for social groups to gratify and persuade the younger generation to execute their desires. Many times they are

There are many perceptions about culture, different people give different views. Traditionally culture has been defined as the set of rules, guidelines, laws, symbols practiced across different contexts in the minds of the people. Culture can today be defined as human made part of environment(Herkovits,1955).The subjective view includes the multidimensional array of shared beliefs , norms , values of a particular group(Thomas,1994). Humans are seen as producers of culture and are being influenced by it (Segall, Desan, Berry,& Poortinga, 1999). Culture is defined by criteria, place, time and language(Georgas &Berry,1995)

This essay will outline how in today’s society, culture influences our personal identity, our actions, and media. Culture is a primary factor in our lives but it is also how we respond to the culture and identity we are exposed too.

In a globalized society, commodities, ideologies, and hegemonic forces are constantly transferred from a dominating power onto other cultures with lesser global influence. The Disney media conglomerate yields an unprecedented amount of control over the means of media consumption on a global scale. As Souad Belkyr proposes in “Disney animation: Global diffusion and local appropriation of culture,” “Disney products function as an apparatus that potentially prescribe consumerist ideologies and individualistic ethics beneficial to the US as a group in power over dominated and less powerful groups” (Belkyr 705). Disney not only owns major television networks such as ABC and ESPN, but also has control over radio stations, and targets the

Culture is a very broad term that holds a variety of meanings and interpretations. It is a word that envelops among many things: history, social status, values, religion, and expression. No two people nor two groups are the same. For that reason it has different effects on all individuals and the way we view the world based on our culture and upbringing. This paper will discuss these topics and how they relate to my own values, attitude and experiences with diversity, background, and how I identify myself with relation to the dominant paradigm.

Given the growing globalized and integrated world, cultural diversity has become an important instrument of promoting peace and understanding as never before. Owing to the rapid growth of multicultural societies and countries, ever stronger international migration flows, and the accelerated development of digital technologies, cultural diversity has thus become a veritable instrument of our time. It has been posited that the promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions lies at the heart of the society. The issues that arise from cultural diversity cannot be solved only by political voluntarism; they also require knowledge dissemination, cultural and diversity awareness and an intense international cooperation and exchange of experiences. This paper provides an overview of the reasons for cultural diversity and the role it plays in integrating our world. The author posits that cultures of people appear the same, but the practice and people’s perception of it may differ. The author submits that the idea for a more equal world can only be achieved if we find ways to instill and broaden the spirit of cultural diversity among us.

This work will analyse and consider the cultural environment in which we are all subjected to in today’s society. Culture doesn’t have just one meaning, they vary depending on where you live, how you live, how you been taught, religion, language and many others. These are just some of the factors of that create the diversification of specific types of culture, that we all have to adapt too even if you look at individualism and collectivism. Businesses of today, also have to change the way they operate, to suit and operate effectively depending on where they want to situate themselves, otherwise problems could arise