A summer job left me interested in the ways multinational corporations like Disney and McDonald's incorporate, replace, and accommodate local traditions. Here's an article for anyone interested in the anthropology of globalization or Disney.
HARBIN JOURNAL
A Big Wall Falls in China to Make Room for Mickey
By EDWARD WONG
Published: February 16, 2009
"Snow White has replaced snow dragons. Children wander through the frozen hallways of Aladdin’s Castle instead of a Qing dynasty palace. “It’s a Small World” plays in one corner of the park. (What better theme music for globalization?)"
read the rest at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/world/asia/17harbin.html?ref=world
- Posted By Ceridwen Hall '09, Treasurer
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