Introduction to Globalization - Music
Step #1: Address the following questions in the space provided below in jot notes,
you may also draw or use doodles:
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What’s the origin of the most recent song or piece of music that you
listened to? (Identify the nationality of the creator of the music as well as
the tradition to which it belongs.)
2. What technology do you most commonly use to listen to music?
3. Where is the technology made? Where is the company that owns the
technology based?
4. How have you obtained music – online purchases or physically bought from
retail outlets?
Title of song: ___________________
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Artist: _________________
Step #2: Discuss with a classmate / your table group:
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What patterns are there amongst everyone’s answers?
Do certain countries have the most power over musical choices and/or
owning or making technology?
Which types of technology are most commonly used?
Is online or physical shopping more popular?
What might the influence on our identities be if we all consume the same music &
social media choices?
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Step #3: Using the world map handout, follow these directions:
1. Select a color for each instruction, identify the color in the box next to it
2. Identify the place by colouring the related country on the map in the same
color
Colour
Direction
Places you’ve lived
Places you’ve visited
Places you want to visit
Ancestry
Where a piece of clothing you’re wearing comes from
Where one of your electronics comes from
Where your favorite meal comes from
Where your favorite TV-show or film came from/is set
Globalization is the word used to describe the growing interdependence of the
world’s economies, cultures, and populations, brought about by cross-border
trade in goods and services, technology, and flows of investment, people, and
information.
After your discussion, reflect on the activity and the above definition of
Globalization in order to answer these questions in paragraph form:
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How is your identity influenced by globalization? For example:
○ The music I listen to comes from … and speaks about … which means
that my identity is influenced by ideas from ...
○ The cell phone I use is a … it was invented in … but made in … which
means that I might participate in employing someone in a sweatshop
How can this be a positive or negative influence on you and others around
the globe? Are some more privileged than others? Explain.
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