The Ethics of Cultural Appropriation

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James O. Young, Conrad G. Brunk
John Wiley & Sons, Mar 30, 2009 - Philosophy - 320 pages

The Ethics of Cultural Appropriation undertakes a comprehensive and systematic investigation of the moral and aesthetic questions that arise from the practice of cultural appropriation.

  • Explores cultural appropriation in a wide variety of contexts, among them the arts and archaeology, museums, and religion
  • Questions whether cultural appropriation is always morally objectionable
  • Includes research that is equally informed by empirical knowledge and general normative theory
  • Provides a coherent and authoritative perspective gained by the collaboration of philosophers and specialists in the field who all participated in this unique research project
 

Contents

Artist Statement
xvii
1 Introduction
1
2 Archaeological Finds Legacies of Appropriation Modes of Response
11
3 The Appropriation of Human Remains A First Nations Legal and Ethical Perspective
55
4 The Repatriation of Human Remains
72
5 The Skin Off Our Backs Appropriation of Religion
93
6 Genetic Research and Culture Where Does the Offense Lie?
115
7 Appropriation of Traditional Knowledge Ethics in the Context of Ethnobiology
140
8 A Broken Record Subjecting Music to Cultural Rights
173
9 Objects of Appropriation
211
10 Do Subaltern Artifacts Belong in Art Museums?
235
11 Nothing Comes from Nowhere Reflections on Cultural Appropriation as the Representation of Other Cultures
268
Index
290
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About the author (2009)

James O. Young is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Victoria. He has published more than 40 journal articles on the philosophy of language and the philosophy of art and is the author of Global Anti-realism (1995) and Art and Knowledge (2001) and Cultural Appropriation and the Arts (Wiley-Blackwell, 2008).

Conrad G. Brunk is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and former Director of the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society at the University of Victoria. He is the author of numerous articles and texts on ethical issues relating to technology, the environment, law, and professional practice. Dr. Brunk consults regularly for governments and international organizations on environmental and health risk management and technology policy issues.

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