contemporary art

• The term "contemporary" refers to the present time, while "modern" is used to describe something that has been created recently.
• Globalization


  The sharing of certain ideas, experiences, products, technology, and culture that transcends borders
• Harvard, Oman: 'According to Harvard, Oman'
• Examples of globalization

  • Online jobs like virtual assistant
• Globalization practices

  • Interdependence
• Globalization practices

  Interdependence
• Concepts related to globalization

  • Import export
• War in the Middle East affecting oil supply

  Affects oil prices globally due to interdependence
• We are dependent on international trade, international business, and international transactions, and are affected by global events
• Capitalism in globalization according to Wallerstein


  Development and progress shaped by a capitalist society
• Capitalism in globalization

  • More profit leads to expansion of business and hiring more people, creating a progressive society
• Examples of capitalism in globalization

  • Business people creating corporations to earn profit
• Flow of goods and resources

  • Periphery
  • Semi-periphery
  • Core
• Periphery is farthest from the core and provides resources needed for production, while the core benefits from development overflow
• Examples of places in proximity to the core

  • Pavia
• Robert Cox's view on globalization: Internationalizing production involves investing in technology or new machines for more efficient work
• Examples of internationalizing production

  • Automation in factories for efficiency
• Globalization is primarily economic

  Merchants traveling vast distances to sell uncommon or luxury goods back in their homeland
• American corporations and companies invest in the Philippines for outsourcing
• Advancement of social justice and human rights can lead to the spread of ideas, allowing public policies to address creating a more inclusive and equal society
• As the world progresses, new advancements, technologies, and innovations brought about by globalization can be used to change the world for the better
• Disadvantages of Globalization
• Domino effect of disruption
• Concentration of wealth
• Concentration of wealth

  • Some businesses get richer while workers remain poor, poverty still remains in some countries
• Homogenization of products and brands
• Products are mass-produced, lack uniqueness and differentiation, homogenization kills creativity
• International trade / International cooperation = Silk Roads
• Basic commodities passing through the Silk Road

  • Silk
  • Spices
  • Luxury goods like porcelain
• Importance of the Silk Road in studying globalization
• Through the Silk Road, Europeans were able to purchase rare goods like spices and silk
• Increase demand for spices led to the transition to the Spice Routes
• The Spice Routes / Maritime Silk Road
• Efficiency, safety, natural/geographical barriers, and cost-effectiveness are reasons for the Maritime Silk Roads
• Banking system emerged during the Tang Dynasty
• European colonialism and Western imperialism
• Reasons why Europeans were motivated to push through with the Age of Discovery
• The Ottoman Empire blocked the original Silk Road, leading to the start of the Age of Discovery and exploration
• The world's oceans bridge the continents, established during the Age of Discovery and Exploration
• Globalization involves the spread of goods, ideas, language, culture, beliefs, and jobs globally