"The oppressor consciousness tends to transform everything surrounding it into an object of its domination. The earth, property, production, the creations of people, people themselves, time—everything is reduced to the status of objects at its disposal." — Paulo Freire
(Check out this website Gradient Lair and its links and commentary on cultural appropriation particularly concerning Black culture.)
(Check out this website Gradient Lair and its links and commentary on cultural appropriation particularly concerning Black culture.)
WHAT IS CULTURAL APPROPRIATION?
Read the following text to get a working definition of how cultural appropriation "works" and the "issues" related to why this is a significant lens for reading into Culture.
Text 1: Defining Terms - Cultural Appropriation
Text 2: What is Cultural Appropriation?
Text 3: Appropriate Cultural Appropriation
Text 4: Some Thoughts on Cultural Appropriation
Text 1: Defining Terms - Cultural Appropriation
Text 2: What is Cultural Appropriation?
Text 3: Appropriate Cultural Appropriation
Text 4: Some Thoughts on Cultural Appropriation
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