“Technological Systems and Some Implications with Regard to Continuity and Change” by W.David Kingery
Kingery’s article discusses technologies in terms of classification and in the study of artifacts. One thing he said that intrigued me was, “Aesthetics are particularly important in understanding the invention and acceptance of new technologies.” Is this true? Is our acceptance of new technology based so much on how this technology looks? Why?
“Globalization as Hybridization” by Jan Nederveen Pieterse
Pieterse discusses the concept of globalization as a result of the hybridization of cultures rather than from a westernization perspective (in which the Western world has influenced the cultures of non-western societies). He says basically that parts of various cultures have mixed with parts of other cultures to create these hybridized cultures. How does Pieterse’s perspective relate to Hebdige’s view of cultures and subcultures?
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