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September 2016

September 27, 2016

Misconceptions about cultural appropriation

Frequently, people assume that talk of cultural appropriation means that no-one can ever use an...

September 03, 2016

Living Traditions

A culture, and a religion, is a massively complex system of interlocking ideas, philosophies, symbols,...

May 2016

May 04, 2016

Cultural Appropriation and Racism

In my last post on cultural appropriation (Cultural Appropriation has nothing to do with "Race"),...

April 2016

April 11, 2016

Cultural Appropriation has nothing to do with “race”

Cultural appropriation is when someone from a colonising or culturally dominant culture takes a ritual...

October 2015

October 09, 2015

Cultural Appropriation and the Blues

The Blues originate from a particular cultural and social history unique to Black people. Yes,...

September 2015

September 30, 2015

Cultural appropriation is about power

What many commentators miss is the power differential in cultural appropriation. People forget that we...

March 2015

March 04, 2015

Transplanting from one culture to another – appropriation or exchange?

Many people do not understand what is and is not cultural appropriation because they assume...

March 25, 2013

What is cultural appropriation?

What is cultural appropriation? It's about power, and context, and histories of persecution. The Native...