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Some viewers seem to want Abela’s voice to be a carbon copy of Winehouse’s. But the art of vocal impersonation isn’t about perfect replication.
The work remains a crowd favorite. But more and more scholars are starting to see ‘Rhapsody’ as a whitewashed version of Harlem’s vibrant Black music scene.
Nigeria is deeply polarised along ethnic, religious, cultural and political lines – and violence is never far from the surface.
Hip-hop traveled far after being birthed by Black Americans in US cities. The journey hasn’t always been smooth.
The backlash against Netflix’s documentary asks the question of how brands should take more responsibility when representing other cultures.
Native Americans are struggling to find sage for their spiritual practices as the plant is being overharvested for sale to the wider public.
We encourage everyone to learn te reo Māori, but if not done well and ethically, it could be another wave of colonisation.
John Banville calls Mrs Eckdorf in O'Neill’s Hotel, ‘an inexplicably neglected 20th-century masterpiece’. Carol Lefevre shares her fascination with William Trevor’s ‘crazed’ photographer Ivy Eckdorf.
Danielle Smith’s grasp of Indigenous issues seems rooted not in genuine allyship and justice but in the appropriation of Indigenous experiences to advance white grievance politics.
Far from an extension of our secular Halloween, this Mexican celebration is a deeply religious custom with its own rituals, folklore and history.
A new report disputes the heritage claims of Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather. A scholar explains why scrutiny over alleged ethnic fraud is essential.
Retailers run the risk of cultural appropriation when they commodify festivals from minority groups without acknowledging the religious context.
Nigeria’s Afrobeats stars love to identify with Fela’s activism and music - but their tributes are becoming opportunistic and empty.
Controversial South African band Die Antwoord illustrates the power relations that make cultural appropriation and blackface so damaging.
Jess Ho’s acerbic, sad, funny memoir of combines a compelling critique of the Melbourne food scene that became her family with memories of a traumatic childhood.
US sports teams aren’t the only ones who have used Native American imagery and are now changing their branding.
The creation of social media accounts based on fictional models raises pointed questions about race, representation and commodification.
It’s been in existence since the 1500s but the Kaaps language, synonymous with Cape Town, has never had a dictionary until now.
In choreography, the gray areas of copyright law make it difficult to determine what constitutes copyright infringement or plagiarism.
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Professor of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University
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Professor of Critical and Cultural Theory and Head of the School of the Arts, University of Hull
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University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor and Chair of Music, Colorado College
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Honorary Associate Professor, Journalism, Consulting Producer, The Greatest Menace, Walkley-winning podcast, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Cultural Economy, City, University of London
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Teaching Assistant in English, Queen Mary University of London
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Associate Professor, Design Anthropology, Swinburne University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer, University of Tasmania
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PhD Candidate, Griffith University
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Honorary Fellow (Philosophy), Durham University
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Associate Professor, Department of Music, University of Venda
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Fellow, Department of Gender, Media and Cultural Studies, School of Culture, History and Language, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer of art history, Griffith University
