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May 25, 2020 · Is it ever aesthetically permissible to engage in acts of cultural appropriation? This paper shows how recent work on aesthetic normativity can help answer this question.
- Phyllis Pearson
- phyllis.pearson8@gmail.com
- 2021
Apr 3, 2023 · Cultural appropriation refers to the use of elements of one culture by members of another culture, in ways that are perceived as unacknowledged or inappropriate (Young and Brunk 2009; Ziff and Rao 1997).
Aug 16, 2023 · Cultural appropriation is a broad umbrella term for a number of phenomena related to the borrowing of elements of a culture other than one’s own. This chapter summarizes arguments that have been offered in recent debates among analytic philosophers and other commentators concerning the normativity of cultural appropriation.
- Introduction
- Categories of Cultural Appropriation
- What Is Minor Literature?
- Intertextuality and Appropriation
- The Ethics and Aesthetics of Cultural Appropriation
Both words in the phrase ‘cultural appropriation’ are ideologically loaded, which is further intensified as they become merged into a single concept. This concept is controversial and fundamentally political—as, indeed, is culture itself. Culture is necessarily shared. It is also continually undergoing transformation, not least through relationship...
Cultural appropriation can be approached in different ways. The variety of different practices classified as instances of cultural appropriation means that stipulating a definition is problematic (see Jackson, 2019). Helene Shugart (1997)observes that appropriation occurs when features perceived to belong to a specific culture are used to further t...
To answer the question that Deleuze and Guattari ask—‘What is minor literature?’—is to address the broader questions implied by the powers of becoming that it reveals. More specifically, the minor literature concept will address the question of how to construct a form of writing from a language that is not one’s own. In order to address the challen...
The concept of minor literature is relevant here because of the changing nature of production promotion, exchange and consumption of literature. There is little need to rehearse the argument that social media platforms are changing the way information circulates with implications for the changing nature of the production and consumption of text. Th...
Creativity within the arts often involves engaging with an aesthetic cosmopolitan appreciation of culture, often in a way that perceives itself to be ‘morally responsible and aesthetically discerning’ (Rings, 2019, p. 161). Within this context, the use of appropriative strategies to further artistic creativity can be analyzed in many ways, but the ...
- Paul Haynes
- 2021
Jul 12, 2018 · Cultural appropriation is generally understood as the taking or use of the cultural products of “cultural insiders” by “cultural outsiders” (Young 2005: 136). Cultural products can range widely, including stories, styles, motifs, artifacts, artworks, traditional knowledge, as well as representations of the members of a particular ...
Aug 30, 2021 · Cultural appropriation takes many forms, covers a range of types of action, and has many consequences. It is not a uniform practice and needs to be assessed on a case by case basis but there are common themes and issues. What follows is a discussion of the key concepts and literature in the field.
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Apr 24, 2009 · The Ethics of Cultural Appropriation undertakes a comprehensive and systematic investigation of the moral and aesthetic questions that arise from the practice of cultural appropriation.
