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Cultural Appropriation

  • Prada’s Kolhapuri sandal copies show that law alone can’t protect India’s cultural capital

    Prada’s Kolhapuri sandal copies show that law alone can’t protect India’s cultural capital

    Debargha Roy Tejaswini Kaushal
    · Yesterday · 09:00 am
  • With her Nagini casting twist, JK Rowling has once again ignored history and chosen appropriation

    With her Nagini casting twist, JK Rowling has once again ignored history and chosen appropriation

    Achala Upendran
    · Sep 30, 2018 · 08:30 am
  • Recipe for disaster: Why Jamie Oliver’s ‘jerk rice’ has sparked a row over cultural appropriation

    Recipe for disaster: Why Jamie Oliver’s ‘jerk rice’ has sparked a row over cultural appropriation

    Sarah Lawson Welsh, The Conversation
    · Aug 24, 2018 · 11:30 pm
  • Recipe calling gulab jamuns ‘Indian fried doughnuts’ sparks a food misnaming war on Twitter

    Recipe calling gulab jamuns ‘Indian fried doughnuts’ sparks a food misnaming war on Twitter

    Scroll Staff
    · May 27, 2018 · 03:52 pm
  • Cultural appropriation or storm in a teacup? US woman’s India-inspired chai brand sparks a debate

    Cultural appropriation or storm in a teacup? US woman’s India-inspired chai brand sparks a debate

    Soumya Rao
    · Mar 28, 2018 · 07:56 pm
  • From processions to weddings: A photographer captures life on India’s streets

    From processions to weddings: A photographer captures life on India’s streets

    Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
    · Dec 16, 2017 · 03:30 pm
  • Does Victoria’s Secret’s new collection cross the line between appreciation and appropriation?

    Does Victoria’s Secret’s new collection cross the line between appreciation and appropriation?

    George Nicholas, The Conversation
    · Nov 30, 2017 · 07:30 pm
  • Why are writers and critics around the world worrying about (or ignoring) cultural appropriation?

    Why are writers and critics around the world worrying about (or ignoring) cultural appropriation?

    Scroll Staff
    · Jul 01, 2017 · 06:30 pm