Globalization’s homogenization destroys cultural meaning, making diversity preservation a recognition claim

Evidence

As for the first, there are many references, in the literature critical of the global economy, to the danger of a growing global monoculture. This is not just a critique of the singular vision of neoliberal globalization, but a lament for the present and coming loss of diverse cultures. The call for justice, in this instance, is a call for recognition and preservation of diverse cultures, identities, economies, and ways of knowing. The argument is that a process of homogenization both contributes to the breakdown of the cultural and social networks in local communities and also destroys the essence and meaning of local cultures. — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 299

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to recognition-justice chapters (ch55-59) where environmental degradation of place is read as attack on identity — globalizes that same move. — connects to: Global EJ movements frame collectives rather than individuals as justice subjects — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 296; Cultural recognition itself can trap colonized subjects inside their difference; Recognition of cultural identity has replaced economic redistribution in market multiculturalism — Peter Morey, Islamophobia and the Novel, 184 (+2 more)
• SEED: Angle: how ‘monoculture’ frames loss of cultural and ecological diversity as one shared recognition injustice across all four courses.
• recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source

Broader Connections

• Cultural recognition itself can trap colonized subjects inside their difference #qualifies (0.85)
• Recognition of cultural identity has replaced economic redistribution in market multiculturalism #expands (0.82) — Peter Morey, Islamophobia and the Novel, 184
• English serves as the carrier medium of cultural and linguistic imperialism in globalization #exemplifies (0.80) — David Theo Goldberg, The Racial State, 8384
• Superficial diversity strategies conceal rather than resolve persistent representational racism #complicates (0.75)