Cultural imperialism

of the cultures coexisting in the same country had the potential to be beneficial, but was destructive to the two groups socially, culturally, and religiously. A Passage to India takes place during the time period when India was under strict imperialism rule of the British Empire. India at this time consisted of two…

1914, the entire region was enduring European imperialism. One of the most effective components involved when discussing Africa’s inability to reach industrialized affluence, relates directly to encountering colonialism. The appearance of imperialism in Africa proved to be the external catalyst, leading into the region’s difficulties that the Sub-Saharan continues to struggle with,…

colonization for that period, but at that point when colonization had used humans as slaves, tortured the inhabitants of the colonies and disgrace their culture- colonialism should not be supported. At present, another version of colonization, which is imperialism, has being practiced by the “super powers” like- U.S.A. of the world and which is gradually started creating bad impacts like- inflation. Living in this 21st century we cannot imagine being controlled by another power rather than our…

associated with the subordinate colony, which forced countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America the colonies of European powers to be.Colonizing nations generally dominate the resources, labour, and markets of the colonial territory, also impose socio-cultural, religious and linguistic structures on the conquered population. Though the word colonialism is often used interchangeably…

created by those in power to maintain the status quo in terms of standardization and commodification was first developed by Ardono and Horkheimer based on the economic structure in the western society. It could be comprehended through the operation of cultural hegemony (i.e. how culture industry operates with the consent from the mass by the “dominant fundamental group”) that introduced by Gramsci. The following three academic articles emphasize on different features of culture industry thesis…

Appropriation Art is the concept of taking a previously imagined and created idea and altering it either dramatically or slightly to the artist’s liking to fit the artwork. It is the idea that the new work recontextualizes whatever it borrows to create the new work. In most cases the original 'thing' remains accessible as the original, without change.The ‘copied’ artworks can be comprised of objects seen in everyday life or can be from another artist’s work.The earliest cases of Art…

only does art and music become hindered when cultural appropriation is shunned, but so does personal expression. For instance, it is a human right in the United States to express oneself freely, whether that expression be of religion, language, or even as simple as hairstyles. In March of 2016, a video taken at San Francisco State University went viral when an African American student confronted a white student with dreadlocks, accusing him of cultural appropriation. The black girl, Bonita…

our hair and the art forms we can create through braiding." This quote shows the background of braids. They are not just used for style and appearance. Cultural appropriation is a concept dealing with the adoption of the elements of a minority culture by members of the dominant culture. Appropriation and appreciation are two different things. Cultural appropriation is a bad because people being a hypocrite, black women are being penalized for their natural hair, and people loving black culture…

According to the Cambridge dictionary, cultural appropriation is the act of taking or using things from a culture that is not your own, especially without showing that you understand or respect this culture. Andy Pratt’s “Cultural appropriation: theft or fair exchange?”published on April 10, 2017, in the Conversation shows that the multinational company Nike inappropriately designs the burkini a religious dress of Islamic religions as swimwear. Pratt explains that burkini is not simply a piece…

and Dolce Gabbana are the critiques of cultural appropriation. Accusations of cultural appropriation are prevalent at almost every Fashion Week, Vogue, or…