WR121 Fisher: Projecting Gender & Examining Difference

For Essay 2, you should refer to the Find Articles and Find Books tabs along the top of the page to locate sources for your paper.

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Here are a few articles about cultural appropriation to get you started. Don't forget to ask a librarian if you need help with your research. 

Defining the terms:

Is Cultural Appropriation Always Wrong? an essay by Parul Sehgal for The New York Times. Sehgal is an editor for the newspaper. 

What does 'Cultural Appropriation' Actually Mean? a transcript of a debate between Atlantic writer Conor Freidersdorf and Cato Institute scholar Jonathan Blanks. **Note that the Cato Institute is a conservative/libertarian think tank, and that The Atlantic is a left-of-center magazine. 

The social context for cultural appropriation: 

Cultural Appropriation: When "Borrowing" Becomes Exploitation by Olufunmilayo Arewa for The Huffington Post. Arewa is a law professor at the University of California Irvine. 

Love Hate and Culture Wars also by Olufunmilayo Arewa for Phi Kappa Phi Forum, a scholarly journal focused on higher education.

Case studies: 

Belvedere's 'Goes Down Smoothly' Ad Goes Over Badly by Eric Randall, a journalist, published in The Atlantic. 

Ohio University's "We're a Culture, Not a Costume" poster campaign was designed to call out cultural appropriation in Halloween costumes.