Bridging World History

Season 1 • Episode 25: Global Popular Culture • Watch with subtitles

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Episode 25: Global Popular Culture

June 18, 2004 • 28 min

What are the sounds and sights of an emerging global culture? From World Cup soccer to Coca-Cola, modern icons reflect the intertwined cultural, political, and commercial dimensions of globalization. This unit listens to and looks at the music and images of global production and consumption – from reggae to the Olympics.

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