Week 9, to Bryan:

Thanks for getting your thoughts down for us, Bryan... you always have such rich insights, I look forward to them every week.

I think we've all hit on something from the readings this weeka dn last week challenging our typical paternal (as you called it) protectionist stance toward indigenous cultures. Both Storey and Pieterse presented an arguement for a much more robust view of local cultures, and also made a case for the greater role of consumers in shaping their changing cultures with their consumption choices.

It is, as you pointed out, part of a much more complex whole than we often make it out to be. However, I do think this shift in understanding has some implications for our wiki. We may want to temper or remove some of our original comments that aim in the direction of protecting indigenous cultures from the evils of Western influence, and add more to our few comments that touch on advocacy and provision of media resources to cultures that have less access.