Published date:Dec 23 2018

Journal Title: KnE Engineering

Issue title: Facets of Culture in the Age of Social Transition Proceedings of the All-Russian Research Conference

Pages:27–32

DOI: 10.18502/keg.v3i8.3601

I V Gudova

The article explores the concept and the phenomenon of ‘cultural imperialism’. The author follows the ideas by E. A. Vishlenkova, J. Galtung, H. Munkler, S. P. Mains, E. Said, H. Schiller, D. Yong, P. Golding, and P. Harris to present a multifaceted description of this phenomenon. By highlighting the typical features and definitions of this concept, the author elucidated its core meaning.

Keywords: cultural imperialism, cultural dominance, cultural expansion, etymology, transnational production, globalization

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