In recent years, globalization has challenged concepts such as
local
culture and cultural autonomy. And the rampant commodification
of
cultural products that has accompanied the global turn has called
into
question the way we define culture itself. Have these
developments
transformed the relationship between culture and autonomy?
Have
traditional notions of cultural autonomy been recast?
"Cultural Autonomy" showcases the work of scholars from
multiple fields of interest who are exploring new ways of
understanding
the critical issue of globalization and culture. By defining
culture
broadly -- as a set of ideas or practices that range from
literary
criticism and the work of public intellectuals such as Edward Said
to
Greenpeace, Zapatismo, and skateboarding -- they trace how
issues
of cultural autonomy have played out in various areas, including
the
human rights and environmental movements and among indigenous
peoples.
Although the contributors focus on the marginalized issue of
autonomy,
they offer a balanced perspective -- one that reveals that
globalization has not only limited but also created new forms
of
cultural autonomy.
A theoretically sophisticated collection, "Cultural
Autonomy" redefines and carves out new terrain for debate
about autonomy and culture in an age of globalization.
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