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Sep 22, 2015 · The usefulness of the concept of cultural appropriation—to identify and denounce those who hijack other cultural elements for the purpose of mocking and jeering—is instead lost in a sea of...
- Idrees M. Kahloon
In theory, most undergraduates at Harvard have a stake in UC...
- Idrees M. Kahloon
Oct 21, 2023 · Appropriation involves taking from a culture that has relatively less power. ‘Oppression account’ is the taking in this dynamic which increases inequality and marginalisation (Matthes, 2019) – this is what makes appropriation morally wrong.
Aug 30, 2021 · Cultural appropriation is a highly contested subject within the media and society more broadly, often provoking moral outrage. It is receiving increasing interest within the academy and the last 20 years have seen the publication of a number of important studies.
- Rina Arya
- 30 August 2021
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- 15, Issue10
May 22, 2017 · Cultural appropriation is galling to those of us who come from the cultures being appropriated, especially when we face social and financial repercussions for not shedding our own cultures and...
- What Is Cultural Appropriation?
- Thin Line
- Cultures Are Complex
In the halls of academia, discourse regarding cultural appropriation arose in the late 1970s, sparked by the publication of Edward Said’s famous book “Orientalism.” In this work, Said explored how, in the West, cultural notions of the “orient” invariably aided and abettedthe material and cultural plundering of Asia. As research on the history of We...
There have been myriad cases of cultural appropriation of Indigenous and traditional cultures. However, some cases appear to be more clearly unethical and exploitative of culture than others. The vast plundering of Indigenous cultural artifacts, treasures and traditions that occurred throughout the colonial era provides the clearest historical exam...
The reality is that adjudicating between cultural appreciation and appropriation is never simple, and that is because cultures are vast, complex, historically determined and ever-changing. In the cases of both Kardashian and Jordan, I would argue that had either of them sought to establish true cultural appreciation for the cultures from which they...
Why does our concern about cultural appropriation matter? Designers and artists have been drawing inspiration from each other for millennia.
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Cultural appropriation refers to the taking of items (whether tangible or intangible) from one culture by another (Young, 2010, p. 5). To this standard definition, reference to the inequality in power between the two cultures should be included, which problematises the taking.
