Imagined Globalization

NÉstor GarcÍa Canclini is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the Universidad AutÓnoma Metropolitana in Mexico City. Born in Argentina, he has lived in Mexico for many years. He is an anthropologist and cultural critic originally trained as a philosopher. Among the many books that he has written, those available in English are Hybrid Cultures: Strategies for Entering and Leaving Modernity, Consumers and Citizens: Globalization and Multicultural Conflict, Transforming Modernity: Popular Culture in Mexico, and Art beyond Itself: Anthropology for a Society without a Story Line, which is published by Duke University Press.

"For those engaging the question of howwemay move beyond narrow geopolitical horizons to embrace world anthropologies, this important book offers an exemplary model and abundant food for thought." - Florence E. Babb (American Anthropologist) "[O]ffers a nuanced examination of globalization…GarcÍa Canclini creatively marshals autoethnographies, fictional scenarios, metaphors and cultural theorizing to compel the reader to consider global horizons broader than those imagined and channeled by the United States’ and Europe’s anthropological purview." - Dustin Welch García (Ameriquests) "NÉstor GarcÍa Canclini’s Imagined Globalization urges a rearticulation of globalization discourse away from a solely economic or political focus to include the ways in which art, literature, fi lm, music, and television demonstrate interculturality…. Above all, this text gives the reader tangible examples of the exclusionary repercussions inherent to globalization, including a rich analysis proving imaginaries are culturally constructed." - Christine Preble (Journal of Anthropological Research) "This book is recommended to anyone interested in ways to manage globalization using the tools of culture, art, politics, and democracy. Most of the book uses accessible prose, and the translator, George YÚdice, has done a fantastic job of inserting notes where minor updates to the original text are necessary." - Amentahru Wahlrab (The Latin Americanist) “This translated version of Imagined Globalization is bookended by a highly insightful reading guide prepared by the translator, George YÚdice, and a uniquely compelling Epilogue consisting of a conversation between GarÍa Canclini and Toby Miller in 2011. Together they serve to update the text, helping readers to situate it within a larger trajectory of scholarly research on globalisation and GarÍa Canclini’s own body of work. Imagined Globalization deserves the attention of social scientists and Latin Americanists interested in the ‘possibilities-impossibilities of intercultural cooperation’ (p. 71) in a global age.” - Sarah Lyon (Bulletin of Latin American Research)

• Translator's IntroductionIntroduction. Culture and Politics in the Imaginaries of GlobalizationPart I. Narratives, Metaphors, and Theories1. Globalize or Defend Identity: how to Get Out of This Binary2. Globalization: An Unidentified Cultural Object3. Market and Interculturality: Latin America between Europe and the United States4. We Don't Know What to Call OthersPart II. Interlude5. Disagreements between a Latin American Anthropologist, a European Sociologist, and a U.S. Cultural Studies ScholarPart III. Politics for Interculturality6. From Paris to Miami via Nueva York7. Capitals of Culture and Global Cities8. Toward a Cultural Agenda of Globalization9. Toward an Anthropology of MisunderstandingsEpilogue. Social Imaginary Changes in Globalization todayReferencesIndex