I find this important for out topic concerning toxicity because when other countries take on the mindset that our culture has toward consumerism and waste, then the world will become an even more toxic place, filled with more waste than anyone knows what to do with. Instead of other cultures taking on the poorer aspects of our culture, we should be allowing ourselves to be more easily influenced by less wasteful cultures.
Friday, June 10, 2011
(Critical Junkyard) *monocultures of the mind*
In chapter 8 (pg. 163) of Ecocriticism, Garrard talks about globalisation and the affects it could have on other cultures around the world. He states, "for some, [globalisation] represents homogenisation in which diverse local cultures are supplanted by monocultures of the mind," referring to the influence that regions such as North America, Japan and Western Europe will have.
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Yes, and it's easy for developed nations to criticize poorer and developing countries for their environmental damage. China, for instance, receives all manner of criticism from Western Europe and the States for its environmental havoc. And yet, it's partly because of our status as "developed" that allows us do that. We, too, went through our "developing" phases (Also very harmful to the environment) and now criticize the nations who strive to do likewise, based on the ecological costs. In this way, environmental concern can have unintended and global political ramifications.
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