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Film Industry Exec, Scholars Examine American
Popular Culture in the World
Contact: Center for Arts and Culture 202/783-5277 Washington, DC - Scholars, journalists, and entertainment industry representatives will address the impact of American commercial culture on the world Wednesday, November 3, 1999 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The free public discussion, Global Fashion: American Commercial Culture in the World, takes place at the National Building Museum. Motion Picture Association of America executive Bonnie Richardson will be joined by Todd Gitlin of New York University, author of The Twilight of Common Dreams: Why America is Wracked by Culture Wars; Jose Limon of the University of Texas, author of American Encounters: Greater Mexico, the United States and the Erotics of Culture; Charles C. Mann, contributing editor to the Atlantic Monthly and coauthor of Material World: A Global Family Portrait. The program, to be followed by an open reception, is sponsored by the Center for Arts and Culture. Alberta Arthurs, a Principal of MEM Associates, will moderate. In the next century, we will all feel the impact of a new global culture. What is the role of American commercial culture in the globalization debate? As cultural boundaries are reshaped and new technology transforms the sale and distribution of cultural products, how are local cultures affected by the seemingly ubiquitous presence of American commercial entertainment? How, in turn, are ideas and cultures around the world influencing cultural commerce in the United States? This event, the second in a series of three discussions on Globalization and its Impact on Culture, is part of the fall edition of the Center’s Calling the Question programs on policy issues in the cultural sector. Global Partnerships, Government Roles was presented on October 5 and Globalization is Not Always Americanization will conclude the series on December 1, 1999. “In the next century, we will all feel the impact of a new global culture,” says Gigi Bradford, Executive Director, Center for Arts and Culture. “This thought provoking series of panels will be helpful to citizens and decision makers alike and become the foundation for the Center’s future research and action on globalization and culture.” The Center for Arts and Culture is an independent research organization providing analysis and promoting dialogue on issues affecting cultural life. It works with decision makers, scholars, and practitioners from across the arts and the humanities to produce research, gather and evaluate data, and supply information to policymakers and the general public. The National Building Museum is located at 401 F. Street NW, Washington, DC. The Calling the Question series is made possible with partial support with the Nathan Cummings Foundation. |