yet another cultural appropriation roundup.

[delux_vivens]

A review of the basics.

The article that started a lot of the current round of discussion, Appropriate Cultural Appropriation by Nisi Shawl, you may have to get an acct w/ the irosf to read it.

Last year's wiscon Cultural Appropriation Drama of Doom, as documented by yhlee and with added links from others.

Reckless Borrowing or Appropriate Cultural

Comments

[nenena]

Oyate.org's list of "Books to Avoid" contains dozens of examples of what cultural appropriation looks like, spelled out most clearly here and here.

This is a fascinating article from a journalist who is clearly encountering the issue of "cultural appropriation" for the first time. I wish I could find more about the appropriation of Hindu art, too. (*sigh*)

If you wouldn't mind a more humorous (but still scathingly insightful) link: Six Asian Characters in Search of an Author.

Oh, and Nisi Shawl's "Appropriate Cultural Appropriation" article is also available in print in Writing the Other, for anybody who's interested.

[delux_vivens]

ooh, i hadnt seen those oyate.org posts- excellent! thanks.

[oyceter]

You've probably seen these already...

How to write the Great American Indian novel
Milton Allimadi's The Hearts of Darkness: How European Writers Created the Racist Image of Africa
How to write about Africa by Binyavanga Wainaina

[delux_vivens]

omg that indian novel! 'topsoil'!!! *dies*

[delux_vivens]

mmm. ronon and your icon... now that would go well with lime cheesecake bars!

[faraway66]

Thanks fo rte Unitarian link. I sang for Reverend Marjorie Bowens-Wheatley several years back--she died about a year ago. The UUs are a predominantly (75%+) white, and sometimes need to be reminded of appropriation issues even as they mean well. she did a great, patient job with educating folks