[Reading Assignment 2] What is the relation between culture and globalization? / Ra Yushin

 What is the relation between culture and globalization?

 The characteristics of culture have changed due to globalization. As for the characteristics of the existing culture, if the culture was created based on the region, the culture became deterritorial due to globalization. Before globalization, culture formation was formed on a regional basis. Based on natural environmental factors such as climate and geographic characteristics of the region, humanistic factors such as political system and religion were added to form a culture as a complex factor. After globalization, as the interdependence of each region and country increases, culture is formed and spread beyond regional boundaries. This leads to the loss of natural relationships with culture. Due to globalization, the influence of the existing natural and environmental factors on the formation of culture was reduced. In the creation of culture, it is beyond the natural boundary of the region.

 The second characteristic of the culture changed by globalization is remoteization. When searching for any knowledge, it is not constrained by time and space. Due to the Internet, it is not necessary to find a space with information, and users can acquire information when they want, rather than having to wait for a specific time period. You don't have to go to another region to learn the culture, but through Internet search, you can know the culture of another region you want at the time you want. So, cultural exchange appeared in real time. When a problem arises, it is possible to confirm the immediate response of public opinion and the formation of culture through the cyber network, and immediacy has established itself as a dimension of cultural power.

 There is a problem in that culture can be homogenized due to globalization. Due to the aforementioned deterritorialization and remoteization, some expressed concern that various cultures around the world could be encroached in mainstream culture. However, the existing culture is not easily harmonized because it is made by combining various natural and social factors such as politics, religion, race, and natural environment of the region rather than in a short time. Cultural homogenization does not happen as easily as we do not say that food culture is dominated by western food culture just by eating at McDonald's and drinking coffee at Starbucks.

 Another problem caused by globalization is the clash of universality and locality. The universality and dignity of human beings established in modern times sometimes conflict with local culture. For example, cannibal culture in some regions is a part of conflict with human dignity. In such cases, sanctions should be imposed on the local culture based on human dignity. In cases where human dignity is severely damaged, local characteristics should be modified. However, all localities should not be judged by strict standards of humanity. This requires careful and flexible judgment.

 What I realized through the writing is that culture is based on the region. When considering the relationship between culture and globalization, the relationship between cultures colliding or fused with other cultures came to mind. Getting acquainted with the digital culture and focusing only on it prevented the expansion of thinking about culture. It was an opportunity to recall that the existing culture or the digital culture that is now being formed is formed around the region or country.

 The topic I want to discuss in this article is the factors that create culture in the future. The existing factors of cultural creation were created by adding humanistic factors such as political system and religion based on natural environmental factors such as geographic and climate factors. However, in modern society, regional boundaries have disappeared within the network due to globalization. Cultural exchange takes place more actively than before through immediacy. If so, I would like to discuss what new factors exist in the factors that play a major role in the creation of culture in the future, excluding science and technology.