This research focuses on the portrayal and re-invention of Colombia chosen by the Netflix show Narcos as well as the implications this representation has in the collective memory and culture...Show moreThis research focuses on the portrayal and re-invention of Colombia chosen by the Netflix show Narcos as well as the implications this representation has in the collective memory and culture building process. Using two different methods, this research looks at the underlying discourses and cinematographic elements that show features of exoticism and Latinamericanism. Under the light of the methodology and theory, the analysis explores the way in which the representation of Colombia is made by contrasting it with the United States by looking at different elements.Show less
This article uses the Japanese otome game (video games for women) as an example to examine the exoticism during cultural exchanges in this current globalized world. This article mainly argues that,...Show moreThis article uses the Japanese otome game (video games for women) as an example to examine the exoticism during cultural exchanges in this current globalized world. This article mainly argues that, even though we are getting in touch with cultural products such as video games that contain the mixture of global cultures, what attracts most of the people is the ‘exoticism’; which indicates that what seems to erase or blur cultural borders in a globalized world is actually enlarge and emphasize on the cultural differences. By carefully analyzing four otome games that based their stories outside Japan, this article shows how most of the foreign elements are used 'exteriorly' in these Japanese products. The article ends up with an elaboration on similar cases in other cultural aspects, which indicates that the chase of exoticism is rather common all over the world. It is difficult to be certain of whether the cultural gap under globalization is narrower and wider than before, but instead of the convergence, the diversity of cultures is probably more emphasized in the contemporary world.Show less
