The reading “Globalization, Identity, and the Consumption of Place in Popular Music” offers a substantive review on various issues regarding the manner in which globalization has had an immense influence on the consumption of popular music with regards to locations. Worth noting is the fact that music is a social force whose influence in the society is worth reckoning. The current reading notes that the manner in which music has globalized is different from the manner in which other products have become globalized. To be precise, popular music is adored across various settings all over the globe. Many at times, the most adored popular music are those that advocate for nationhood and common good. For this reason, the emergence of popular music results in immense consumptions by populations across various contexts. On another note, the emergence of popular music results in their imitation by musicians from various cultural contexts (Gedealof et al. 149). This results in transformation of popular music to suit certain cultural identities, which allows locals to identify themselves with such music. This analysis shows that globalization of popular music results in the transformation of such music to become identical to local communities across various contexts.
The second reading on cultural theory offers critical insights, which show that ideas regarding the term “cultural theory” are found across various disciplines including history, geography, literature, philosophy, museum, film, as well as film studies. This means that cultural theory stems from different intellectual disciplines. For this purpose, cultural theory is not limited to the conventional academic boundaries. Instead, cultural theory has and continue to transform in line with emerging concerns. In the music industry and other industries such as the museum industry, cultural theory offers a critical analysis, which shows that culture results from the way of life of certain populations (Gedealof et al. 29). In addition, ideas on cultural theory stem from the aesthetic practices within a given population. Speaking of aesthetic practices, these refer to cultural practices inclusive but not limited to music and paintings. In a nutshell, cultural theory is dependent on particular values and practices within a given set of population.
Work Cited
Gedealof, Allan J., Jonathan Boulter, Joel Farflax, and Cameron McFarlane. 2005. Cultural Subjects. Toronto: Thomson/Nelson Press, 2005. Print.
