cultural appropriation
How to Avoid Appropriating Cultures this Halloween
For the ignorant, Halloween can also be a night of insensitivity and cultural appropriation.
‘Yellowface’: A Satire You Can’t Put Down
Just stand in your local bookstore and read the opening pages from “Yellowface.” R.F. Kuang’s novel will lure you in with the irresistible bait of a solid, culturally wrenching plot. How can a writer take the story of someone else […]
Tommy Johnson is Flipping the Script on Tokenization
Have you ever been identified as the token [fill in your most visible identity] representative? Perhaps someone asked you, as the only Black person in the room, what the group can do to make people of color feel more included. […]
Cultural Appropriation: Why TCKs Should Care
By Abbieblach Cultural appropriation. It’s a heavy term that comes with a lot of questions and heaps of backlash. From Coldplay and Beyonce music videos to college fraternity parties, cultural appropriation seems to be everywhere. But with media running as […]
Cross-Culture Apparel Design is Like Riding a Motorcycle Without a Helmet
Dr. Diane Sparks is a professor in the Department of Design and Merchandising who specializes in teaching classes in the focus areas of apparel design, textile design, and using computer-aided design (CAD) in apparel design. When she is not teaching […]