Globalization, according to Professor Straubhaar's lecture, is inscreased opportunities for communication, exchange of material and symbolic goods, and migration of people across national borders.
Globalization works hand in hand with several different concepts, including hybridization. Hybridization is the interaction or mixing between previously separate cultures over time. In other words, globalization uses hybridization to take two different cultures and use them to form an entirely new culture all together.
The movie "The Lion King" is an example of globalization and hybridization. In this movie, Disney has taken elements of american culture and african culture to create a film that is not entirely american or african, rather it is something new. From tribal chanting to voice actors like Matthew Broderick this movie is a prime example of combing cultures to make something new.
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