Essays on Cultural Identity

In his essay Globalization and Cultural Identity, John Tomlinson, contra popular view that modernity and globalization destroy cultural identities, argues that the production of identities is, in itself, a condition of modernity. Modernity, according to Tomlisnson, institutionalizes and codifies cultural practices, “including those by which…

“You’re an honest, decent person. Even though you’re a Jew.” – Constable In ‘Fiddler on the roof’ the Jews become victims of rising anti-Semitism in Russia. Tevye and the Jews live life to themselves, with very little contact outside of the shtetl. To quote Tevye;…