Cultural Autonomy - Frictions and Connections (Paperback)

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.