Cultural Identity Politics in the (Post-)Transitional Societies

Cultural Identity Politics in the (Post-)Transitional Societies
titles rather than foreign ones. These differences in cultural consumption trends are
intriguing and show the multiplicity of value orientations that call for further research.
The role of information and communication technologies is important for the
development of new cultural expressions, new cultural practices and new forms of
participation which are especially important in the context of the development of
niche cultures. Through niches selected Croatian cultural content finds its trajectories
towards global cultural flows, but this option is not used to its fullest. In addition, new
spaces of cultural development open up, new options of cultural identification evolve
that are more and more distanced from the homogeneous identitarian model that put
national culture to the fore and these are moving towards a more heterogeneous model
that includes a broader range of cultural interactions and exchanges. However, what is
evident is the strong influence of the global culture industry, particularly from the US,
and this raises the question of domination of another type of homogeneous identitarian
model. Although the interpretations and usage of global cultural objects at the local
level are diversified and have to be taken in a multidimensional way, their dominance
asks for better policies for local cultural production and distribution.
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