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Articles on Cultural appropriation
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The celebrity chef is being accused of cultural appropriation over his latest product. But what is 'jerk' food and why the uproar?
Tony Albert reassembles items of 'Aboriginalia', featuring kitsch caricatures of Indigenous people, with wit, playfulness and serious intent.
White people hugely influence the Aboriginal art world – but that can be a good thing, according to the artists.
A mossy sanctuary in Victoria's Dandenong Ranges houses 92 sculptures, mostly of Arrernte and Pitjantjatjara men, women and children. They are steeped in primitivism, yet the park is a popular tourist attraction.
The cultural appropriation debate has flared after an American teenager wore a qipao, a Chinese-style dress, to her prom. But the meanings around the dress are complicated.
The Trump administration recently reduced the size of Bears Ears in Utah, opening millions of acres to mining and other uses. This threatens Indigenous heritage and can be seen as a form of violence.
Pinching musical phrases and stylistic approaches has always been a part of art making and can be a respectful exchange. But shallow, ill-informed appropriation only perpetuates tired stereotypes.
In our pursuit of a world that is safely and entirely OK, must humour be cleansed of its original sin of cultural appropriation and insensitivity? It depends whether we are 'laughing up' or 'laughing down'.
The production of fake First Nations art is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to cultural appropriation. From 'didge therapy' to the overuse of words like 'deadly' here's a (subjective) guide to what to avoid.
At Victoria's Secret recent fashion show on Nov. 20, models strutted down the runway wearing Native-inspired regalia. There is no excuse for this socially irresponsible behaviour.
Taking a practical and pragmatic approach by posing a series of questions to consider, this summary of the IPinCH guide unpacks important questions about cultural appropriation.
Borrowing dance movements may be degrading culture heritage.
A recent flurry of tweets about cultural appropriation from members of the Canadian media elite show their ignorance the publishing industry remains overwhelming white
Who owns culture in the real-virtual world of augmented reality?
Few would argue that exchanging cultural ideas could be construed negatively. But what happens when the influence and origins of that culture go unacknowledged and ignored?
A painting of a symbolic moment in the history of the US civil rights movement has stirred emotions.
Disney's Moana has a remarkably accurate depiction of how Polynesian peoples navigate by the stars, and draws attention to the richness of Indigenous astronomy.
No film could be more perfectly circular, more self-congratulatory and more suited to the time.
Furores over blackface happen with disturbing regularity in Australia. To help explain why blackface is more than a simple case of harmless parody - or even honouring your hero - we must understand its harmful history.
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Professor of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University
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Professor of English, Flinders University
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Lecturer in Communication Studies, University of Otago
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Senior Research Fellow, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Design Anthropology, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Journalism, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Cultural Economy, City, University of London
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Lecturer in Creative Writing, James Cook University
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Lecturer of art history, Griffith University
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Teaching Assistant in English, Queen Mary University of London
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Senior Lecturer, University of Tasmania
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Lecturer in Indigenous Literacies, Victoria 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
