2 AssignmentS due in 48 hours

Spreading and accessing culture around the world is not always as straightforward as you might think. The resources for this module talk about limits to global access of popular culture and how global access to popular culture can bond communities together. On one side, there are corporate, copyright, and financial issues that support the idea of geo-blocking. On the other side, there is a case for dispelling geo-blocks so that popular culture can act as a bond by sharing a narrative across national boundaries. Weigh the merits of both sides of the argument. It might help to think of a specific artifact/expression as an example. Post your own explanation of geo-blocking and then argue either for or against it.

Note: Your examples of popular culture artifacts/expressions should fall under one or more of these categories:

· Music

· Music videos

· Movies

· Episodic moving image: TV shows

· Fashion

· Advertising

· Animations

· Printed material