Abstract
Although globalization has enabled the interaction of cultures, meaning-making as a byproduct of this interaction has not fully been explored. Cultural hybridization, multiculturalism, and cosmopolitanism, which are byproducts of cultural mix, tend to present advantages and disadvantages for people and communities who attempt to build organized identities and navigate cultural diversity. This paper examines how social meanings, identities, values, and experiences are renegotiated in globalized societies through the interrelated platforms of cultural hybridity, multiculturalism, and cosmopolitanism. The paper notes these three concepts interact to shrink global boundaries into a community with shared cultures and identities. The objectives of this study included an investigation of how cultural elements such as clothing, religion, food and dance blend and evolve in globalized societies to create hybrid identities, practices, and meanings. The paper also sought to analyze specific instances of cultural hybridization and their impact on social norms, traditions, and everyday life, and to examine how multicultural policies and practices shape interactions among diverse cultural groups within a society. Unstructured interviews were used in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, to collect data from ten adult participants. The findings reveal that cultural hybridity, multiculturalism, and cosmopolitanism offer different ways of understanding identity, belonging, and cultural blending but also reflect deeper tensions, apprehensions, and contradictions that characterize globalization.
Presenters
Lucy IseyenHead od Department, Department of Performing Arts, Akwa Ibom State University, Nigeria
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Vectors of Society and Culture
KEYWORDS
HYBRIDITY, MULTICULTURALISM, COSMOPOLITANISM, GLOBALIZATION, POST-COLONIALISM
