Does the Caribbean Contribute to the Americanization of...

â€Å"Do you believe Caribbean Media are victims or causal factors of the Americanization of Caribbean Culture?† There has been an ongoing debate as to whether The Americanization phenomenon, has been perpetuated by the media across the Caribbean. It must be stated, that the Americanization phenomenon, can be synonymous with Globalisation. Hence it very pertinent to the discussion, to first defines the denotative meaning of the term Globalisation. (Dr.Maria Alfaro) defines Globalisation as: â€Å"A phenomenon generated simultaneously by the application of new technologies, which overcome barriers of time space, and the generalisation of the principles of free trade in a market of world dimensions. In itself this phenomenon does not†¦show more content†¦Globalization has allowed U.S media to be prevalent and readily available to Caribbean people, thorough cable television among others. They have become accustomed to all things American and so Caribbean media practitioners feel the need to copy their format in order to secure viewers. For example food; American fast food such as h amburgers, fries, pepsi has all but replaced traditional dishes such as ground provisions, ackee and salt fish among other things. This is not the only result, as Ssenyonga states, other areas include fashion â€Å" the casual American style of wearing Jeans, T- shirts and sports shoes is common and acceptable in many places, [Replacing traditional Caribbean fashion forms.] He future added that â€Å"the American music industry has also gone a long way influencing the dress culture of other people around the world for instance 50 cent, Lady Gaga, 2 Pac and others, who are normally characterised by flashy fashions and bling bling (expensive shiny jewellery).† At this point it is important to bring into focus, whether Caribbean media causes the Americanization of Caribbean culture? Ssenyonga states that â€Å"The transmission of American culture has been done mainly through several conduits with the number one medium being the electronic media, Television in particular has done a lot of Americanizing where the localShow MoreRelatedDoes the Caribbean Contribute to the Americanization of Its Media?1336 Words   |  6 Pagesâ€Å"Do you believe Caribbean Media are victims or causal factors of the Americanization of Caribbean Culture?† There has been an ongoing debate as to whether The Americanization phenomenon, has been perpetuated by the media across the Caribbean. It must be stated, that the Americanization phenomenon, can be synonymous with Globalisation. Hence it very pertinent to the discussion, to first defines the denotative meaning of the term Globalisation. (Dr.Maria Alfaro) defines Globalisation as: â€Å"ARead MoreOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 PagesCentury of Environmental Transitions †¢ Richard P. Tucker 315 About the Contributors †¢ 343 _ IN TR OD UC TIO N Michael Adas B y any of the customary measures we deploy to demarcate historical epochs, the twentieth century does not appear to be a very coherent unit. The beginnings and ends of what we choose to call centuries are almost invariably years of little significance. But there is little agreement over when the twentieth century c.e. arrived, and there were several