THE INTERSECTION OF MODERN LITERATURE AND GLOBALIZATION
Keywords:
globalization, cultural erosion, modern Uzbek literature, identity crisis, spiritual decline, global culture, literary resistanceAbstract
This study investigates how modern literature engages with the ongoing processes and effects of globalization. It examines how literary works reflect key global issues such as spiritual degradation, environmental decline, consumerist ideology, and cultural disintegration. Drawing examples from both Uzbek and world literature, the article explores the portrayal of individuals caught in a rapidly changing, often destabilizing global landscape. Uzbek prose, in particular, illustrates how globalization challenges national traditions, reshapes social roles, and creates tensions between modernity and moral heritage. Yet, rather than portraying passive acceptance, many literary works resist these forces by emphasizing cultural values, ethical consciousness, and collective memory. The article argues that modern literature functions not only as a record of global influence but also as a site for cultural preservation and critique. Ultimately, literature becomes a space where the complexities of global change are interpreted, questioned, and reimagined through narrative.
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