Gender and Globalization
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WGST205_8MAY2018.pptxWeek 16: Cultural “Glocalization” and Transnational Masculinities
WGST 205: Gender and Globalization
Tuesday, 8 May 2018
Map of Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone in West Africa is a resource-rich country that was a British colony from 1808-1960.
It is one of the world’s top exporters of diamonds, yet is among one of the poorest countries in the world.
Civil War starts when Liberian politician Charles Taylor (later Liberian president from 1997-2003) backs the Revolutionary United Front (RUF; “The Rebels” in the book) in their attempt to overthrow the Sierra Leonean national government.
Sierra Leone Civil War (1991-2002)
The RUF was initially formed as an anti-neoliberal political party that attracted scores of poor, disaffected young men with its slogan: “No more slaves. No more masters. Power and Wealth to the People.”
Charles Taylor’s National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) provided weapons, ammunition, training and other supplies to the RUF in exchange for diamonds.
On April 26, 2012, the International Criminal Court at The Hague, found Charles Taylor guilty on 12 counts of war crimes, including child sexual slavery, child soldiering, and forced child labor (in diamond mines).
Sierra Leone Civil War
Cultural Globalization refers to the movement of culture (i.e., ideas, values, music, films, etc.) across national borders.
It is a global process that links people across the world and is facilitated by corporate marketing.
Corporate marketing refers to the strategies that multinational corporations use to attract new customers.
Cultural Globalization
Some scholars argue that cultural globalization has resulted in cultural standardization – the idea that the world is moving toward a single, global culture that is experienced the same way everywhere (“McDonaldization”).
Other scholars argue that the global dissemination of cultural expressions is interpreted differently in specific local contexts (“Glocalization”).
Cultural Globalization
Hegemonic masculinity refers to the cultural values and practices that construct heterosexual men’s dominant position in a given local context.
What kind of hegemonic masculinity is constructed in hip-hop culture?
How is it interpreted by US consumers? By US hip-hop artists?
Hegemonic Masculinity
Watch segment of Shake the Dust (2015)
What does hip-hop culture mean for young men in Uganda, Yemen, Cambodia, and Colombia?
What kind of hegemonic masculinity does militarization promote for child soldiers. What kind of “man” was Beah socialized to become?
Glocalization of Hip-Hop Culture
