The process by which global and local cultural forms and practices intermingle and influence each other.
Globalization: The process of increasing interconnectedness and interdependence among people, businesses, and countries across the world. Glocalization takes place within the context of globalization.
Localization: The adaptation of global products, services, or content to meet the needs and preferences of a local audience in a specific region.
Colonialism: The practice of acquiring and dominating a territory or nation by a foreign power for political, economic, and social gain.
Postcolonialism: A theoretical framework that critiques the effects and lingering impacts of colonialism on the colonized societies and the ongoing struggle for cultural and political liberation.
Cultural hegemony: The cultural dominance of one group over others, typically through the exercise of power, control, and influence.
Hybridity: A concept that describes the blending and exchange of cultures, resulting in the emergence of new cultural forms and identities.
Orientalism: A discourse and practice that constructs and represents the cultures and peoples of the East as exotic, primitive, and inferior to Western cultures.
Decolonization: The process of undoing the legacy of colonialism through the restoration of sovereignty, self-determination, and cultural identity to former colonies.
Neocolonialism: The continuation of colonialism through indirect control, economic exploitation, and cultural domination by developed countries over developing countries.
Global South: A term used to refer to a group of developing countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America, who share common challenges of poverty, inequality, and underdevelopment linked to colonialism and globalization.