(De)constructing globalisation

Abstract

The modernist drive for order contrasts with the post-modern acceptance of pluralism. The world finds itself in a crisis of difference, and we can no longer count on a harmonious society that embraces a dominant status quo with its values. Globalisation as an organising principle seems to contradict the complexity of a postmodern world.This article examines the discourse of globalisation and its effect on higher education and the curriculum. It does so by deconstructing the language of globalisation by subjecting it to a postmodern reading to reveal underlying power relations. The intention is not to oppose or subvert globalisation as a grand narrative, but to try and open up new ways of understanding globalisation.



South African Journal of Higher Education Vol.16(1) 2002: 99-105