New Global Empires And Americanisation
The American
Imperialism thesis started in 1969 with Herbert Schiller's
book, Mass communication and the American Empire, that spoke of American
domination of the world’s media. It was Schiller’s contention that the American
‘military-industrial complex’ was using American made television programs and
films to obtain world dominance in cultural products, as well as to propagate American
interests.
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Example: American films constantly on our TVs:
Friends, CSI New York, CSI Miami, Criminal Minds, How I met your Mother. Films:
Promote American lifestyle. Prom, Hooters, Taco Bills, etc… Im sure your mind
is starting to think of a whole lot more.
Cultural impact à
“AMERICANISATION” – a cultural term around the term relaying American dominance
on nations.
Wiring the world: information and media flows and national anxieties
In the era of satellite and
internet technologies that have the ability to cross national boundaries with
the greatest of ease, it is to be expected that the most dominant
administrative entity of our era, the nation-state, should begin to cast
anxious glances towards intruders that appear to undermine its ‘right’ to
regulate entry to, and exit from, its boundaries.
Heard of this:
Surely! Look at the catastrophe this caused for governments!
This was only documents, imagine what the global media could do in order for
invasions, terrorist attacks and sneaky home dwellers.
Very well written blog and I agree with the idea surrounding "Americanisation' and the fact that America does have a large dominance when it comes to media and the like and believe that they utilise globalisation very well. However isn't that what we want, to use globalisation to our full potential so that we can experience and accept as many cultures as we can until ultimately we have a world wide understanding and tolerance of every single nation in the world America's just ahead of the game is all and maybe a bit self-centered but hey that's the American culture. Nice job :)
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