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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
A common example of cultural appropriation is the adoption of the iconography of another culture and its use for purposes that are unintended by the original culture or even offensive to that culture's mores.
- What Is Cultural Appropriation?
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- 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...
Oct 21, 2023 · Appropriation – ‘to make one’s own’. ‘Taking’ or ‘borrowing’ (without the intent of returning) involves an asymmetry of power between two cultures with the dominant culture taking from the marginalised culture. Appropriation involves taking from a culture that has relatively less power.
Oct 9, 2022 · Cultural appropriation and blackface persists in popular culture in a world facing a resurgence of right wing politics in the form of ethnonationalism, xenophobia and fascism.
- Adam Haupt
Cultural appropriation, powerfully present within public awareness usually because of the commercial use of marginalised and/or indigenous cultures, often provokes moral outrage, global protests and sanctions.
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May 24, 2024 · Appropriation refers to taking something that doesn't belong to you or your culture. In the case of cultural appropriation, it is an exchange that happens when a dominant group takes or "borrows" something from a minority group that has historically been exploited or oppressed.
