Archive: commodification of culture

• Cultural Preservation in the Age of Corporate Sponsorship

  By ErinColeman February 28, 2012

  Italy and cultural heritage are familiar bedfellows.  Due to its rich history--from the Etruscans to ancient Rome, to the explosion of artistic creation in the Florentine Renaissance--il bel paese su

  Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog Tags: Colosseum, commodification of culture, cultural heritage, cultural preservation, cultural valuation, Diego Della Valle, euro crisis, heritage preservation, Italy, preservation, Silvio Berlusconi, Tod's, tourism, World Heritage Sites

• Recognizing Culture

  By colleen.valentine@gmail.com February 14, 2011

  In my last post , I ended with the following statement: “Depicting development is a struggle, but we must always remain cognizant of culture and relational representations.” Understanding culture is necessary not only to depict development but also to enact development projects. This is understood as necessary and imperative for all development practitioners.

  Categories: 2011, Globalization Column, The Gnovis Blog Tags: commodification of culture, cultural problems of disney, Hong Kong Disney, The Lexus and the Olive Tree Tom Friedman