Appropriation

Iteration on Stanley Street 1/52-54 Stanley Street, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia 2010 A relatively small gallery in the middle of Stanley Street brings together three artist displaying their artworks that vary in scale, medium, and character. The gallery standings in the heart of Sydney’s Darlinghurst art precinct, the exciting energetic gallery displays works of mostly Australian Artists. Showcases the works of established and emerging artists. The space is a multi-disciplinary…

Cultural appropriation (Raiders of the Lost Ark): Cultural appropriation is where one society or culture takes something from a different society or culture and then uses that object for some type of personal gain. This is demonstrated in Raiders of the Lost Ark when Indiana Jones takes the…

The interpretation and appropriation of culture within museums came under attack starting in the 1960’s. Native American groups raised questions about the biases and agendas of curators and museums and demanded that their voices be heard in the political arena. Many groups such as _______________ argued that White people were able to tell their cultural stories in museums with limited outside interference from other ethnic groups. However, in museums where Native American people and material…

This is the overall concept of the cultural appropriation vs. cultural appreciation controversy. To begin with, cultural appropriation is the adoption of elements of a culture by members of a different culture (Estrada). Although this does not seem offensive, the implication in which this term has in political and social communities is that “cultural appropriation highlights the power [of] imbalance that remains between those in power and those who've…

In the history of black music, cultural appropriation of African-American music seems to be a recurring issue. “African-American musical sensibilities have profoundly affected mainstream popular culture over the years, appearances to the country notwithstanding.” (Hall 31) There is a complicated relationship between American popular mainstream and African-American culture that is clearly shown in music. There is also something about their melody and rythemns that attract white folks into…

Cultural appropriation refers to picking and choosing elements of a culture by a member of another culture without permission. Cultural appropriation has been around for years but is becoming more evident to members of minority groups. While not important to some, it is imperative that this growing trend of cultural disrespect end. Ignorant of the history and tradition the cultural appropriation of minority groups leads to misrepresentation and further oppression. In recent years, the group…

What is Cultural Appropriation? It is hard being a minority in America. The struggle for identity is a common thread amongst minority communities in this country and that issue is constantly exasperated by the white washed media. According to Susan Scafidi, cultural appropriation is “taking intellectual property, traditional knowledge, cultural expressions, or artifacts from someone else's culture without permission.” (Scafidi) I would add that using those artifacts to make a profit is what…

What is Cultural appropriation? It is the stealing of one’s culture as a fashion trend, while at the same time, disregarding the cultural importance of the object that is being plagiarized, and being commended for it. Cultural appropriation is a very impolite act. Not only is the person stealing the culture’s object to identify themselves, but the people of that culture that the person is plagiarizing, is totally ignored. Particularly, as reported by Twitter user @slytherinpunk, cultural…

In recent discussions of culture appropriation, a controversial issue has been whether is it morally wrong to change our point of view on our culture. On the one hand, some argue that it is one’s choice to change what they want do and believe in when they want to. On the other hand, however, others argue that it is morally wrong to change something like their culture so quickly. In sum, then, the issue is whether it is accepted by society for changing one’s culture perspective so suddenly.…

Daniel Barley, the character in the short story ‘The Appropriations of Culture’ a strong-minded, yet attentive to the intentions and impressions of others. Daniel, applied these attributes to help change the minds and attitudes of the members of his community both black and white. Daniel challenged the dominant cultural ideas and symbolism with the subculture he belonged to. In fact, his method became too unorthodox and confused the people. Daniel faced adverse reaction and even violence from…