Globalization

   Looking back on our lectures globalization to me is the diffusion of cultural ideas and thoughts around the world. It is the "process of increasing interconnectedness between ideas, cultures, and people." Without it, we as well as other nations would only be able to rely on travel to experience other nations. Fortunately, we have globalization in the media to inform and educate us.

   Through Globalization, one of the results is hybridization. An example of hybridization is taking an idea that was successful and bringing it around the world to a place that you think will also result in success for the idea. One of the things that i think portrays this hybridization is the way American television shows have made an increasing impact on other cultures and countries such as Mexico. For example, there are shows in spanish that are the equivalent to shows such as deal or no deal or dancing with the stars. Also one of my favorite movies in spanish is called "Bajo La Misma Luna" and it is about the struggles people have leaving their family when trying to cross the border. It connects the lives of american people and the lives of mexican people and shows the similarities and differences they have and i think that it is an ideal example of hybridization. It also has been translated in english, "Under the same moon," so that the people on this side of the border understand the obstacles certain people face in pursuit of a better life. Below is the english trailer of Under the same moon.
Under the same moon