GEO 101 World Human Geography
Spring 2011
Lecture Outline

Geography
Matters!

Culture, Globalization, and Local Knowledge

Before Lecture
Reading assignment for today: Greiner pp. 34-63, Review Greiner pp. 11-12
Important Concepts from the textbook you should review before lecture (write a short definition): Culture, globalization, horizontal expansion, vertical expansion, capital, MNC, FDI, popular culture, placelessness, neolocalism, glocalization, material culture, nonmaterial culture, cultural geography, commodificaiton, consumption, heritage, local culture, local knowledge, cultural ecology, vernacular architecture I have the following question(s) about the textbook reading:

Culture, Globalization and Local Knowledge

The Race to the Pole, Local Knowledge, and the Rationality Doctrine

What is culture?

Material vs. Non-Material (or Symbolic) Culture
Folk/Local Culture vs. Popular culture
The Commodification and Globalization of Culture
- Example: Geography of Folk/Hillbilly/Country Music
- Cultural Consequences of Globalization of Culture
  - Homogenization
  - Polarization
  - Glocalization
Culture and Identity
Culture Wars

Examples?

What culture is not

After Lecture

What was the main point of today's lecture?

Important concepts covered in this lecture (write a short definition):

One thing I did not fully understand today is:

What did I learn today that I did not know before?

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