On Tuesday, Middlebury welcomes a prominent figure in the world of cultural studies, John Storey. Students who have taken my Theories of Popular Culture course know Storey as the author of the books Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: An Introduction and A Reader. Storey will be presenting a talk on the culture of globalization on Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 4:30 at the Robert A. Jones House. Hope to see some FMMC folks there!
I went to the lecture and thought it was really interesting. I agreed with Storey’s general argument, but thought his attribution of American cultural dominance to purely economic factors was a little too simplistic. Anyway I blogged about my reactions to the lecture, feel free to check it out and comment: http://george-in-growth.blogspot.com/2008/09/my-take-on-culture-of-globalization_23.html