Arjun Appadurai discussed the imaginary in his article. A
lot of what I found can relate back to what Baudrillard discussed in his
discussion on reality and simulacra. When Appadurai discussed the “ethnoscapes”
in his piece he was discussing the people including tourists, workers, immigrants,
refugues, and more all together creating the culture and society we live in.
For example the tourists that go to Disneyland are choosing to partake in a
type of culture and that is what creates the change in our world. His
discussion of “mediascapes”is interesting as well because we have so much
technology now, but the distribution of it is so important. A lot of what we
have in the media is regulated or controlled by the government, and what is
seen in the media influences our view on our culture. Media and technology
shape our world today.
He also discussed “disorganized capitalism.” Every time I travel
from my home in south Florida back to school I pass through the middle of the
state with tons of orange factories. Almost all of our oranges come from
Florida and it makes me wonder why that is. Florida is conveniently located within
the United States. The shipments of oranges are sent out all across the country
from just one state. I am not sure why, because other states could most likely
grow them too and have local produce. This is one way our country and
disorganized and makes it much more difficult then it needs to be. This has to
do a lot with what Appadurai says. He questions the culture we live in and then
how this is affecting our economy, and on even a bigger scale, our globe.
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