• Syllabus
  • Handouts
    • Writing for the Web
    • Using WordPress
    • Proposal Handout
    • Group Case Study Handout
    • Inforgaphic 411
  • Schedule
  • Case Studies
    • Old Case Studies
  • Topics
    • Political Globalization
    • Economic Globalization
    • Religion and Globalization
    • Experiencing Globalization
    • Environment
    • Global People
    • Global Things
    • Popular Culture
    • Resisting Globalization
  • About the Course
    • Fuji Lozada
    • Moodle (need password)
    • Case Study Guide

Globalization Seminar @ Davidson

Musings from Wildcats

Globalizing Women’s Beauty

March 25, 2013 By yecheng

Regardless of how beauty is defined (this question will be revisited), several cultures tend to subconsciously and consciously perceive a person’s physical appearance as a reflection of his or her character—it is assumed that those who are lovely must take care of themselves and therefore are somehow “better” than those who are ugly and perhaps care very little about how he or … [Read more...]

Universal Standard of Beauty?

March 24, 2013 By rahoskins

We are bombarded with an array of advertisements on a daily basis. From television, to billboards  to radio, to the internet, we are unable to escape these advertisements. Most often, these advertisements focus on beauty in one form or another. More specifically, we are confronted with images of very thin and fair women. Such images have become the global standard of beauty. … [Read more...]

Beauty Gangam Style

March 20, 2013 By joboone

The United States is the country with the most cosmetic surgery, but Korea has the most people per capita who have undergone a cosmetic procedure. In South Korea, many people are electing for surgery to achieve a more beautiful appearance. In Seoul’s Gangam district, there is an area known as the beauty belt. The beauty belt is the location of hundreds of plastic surgery … [Read more...]

Lighten Up?: Skin-lightening as Cultural Imperialism and Homogenization

March 18, 2013 By yecheng

In “Cultural Imperialism," Tomlinson remarks that while multinational corporations may see globalization as the opportunity to capitalize and market their products worldwide, the subsequent cultural homogenization is worth noting.  In favor of capitalism, Tomlinson argues that the spread of homogenization is merely an adaptation to the social environment of capitalism and is … [Read more...]

The Role of Beauty in the Work Place

March 18, 2013 By degorsen

With the pervasiveness of media in our daily lives, it seems nearly impossible to avoid being brainwashed by society's carefully contrived standards of beauty. Notions of what is beautiful infiltrate every aspect of our lives, including the one place where brain power is supposed to trump all—the workplace. Many studies have shown that attractiveness is a key to success after … [Read more...]

ANT 341 examines recent theories of globalization from an anthropological perspective, with an emphasis on the transnational political, economic, and cultural structures that are transforming local societies throughout the world. Topics include transnational religions, popular culture, and global capitalism. Special attention is devoted to debates regarding power and cultural imperialism, popular culture, the impact of science and technology transfer, and diaspora ethnicity.


Eriberto P. Lozada Jr. is a Professor of Anthropology and Environmental Studies, and Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies. more...
Fall 2016 Office Hours:
MWF 9:30-10:30am
TR 9:00-10:00am

office: Chambers B12
tel. 704-894-2035
erlozada [at] davidson.edu

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