1st Edition

Cultural Appropriation Wrongs and Rights

By Aurélia Bardon, Jennifer M. Page Copyright 2025
118 Pages
by Routledge

From the fashion label Dior being accused of cultural appropriation after using American Indian imagery in an ad campaign for its “Sauvage” fragrance, to the backlash against Kendall Jenner’s afro-esque hairstyle in  Vogue , debates about cultural appropriation have reached a fever pitch. In this much-needed analysis of the phenomenon Aurélia Bardon and Jennifer Page step back and ask: when is... Read more

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction: What is Cultural Appropriation, Anyway?

2. The Theft Argument

3. The Disrespect Argument

4. The Request Argument

5. How Should the State Respond to Cultural Appropriation?

6. How Should Individuals Respond to Cultural Appropriation?

References

Index

Biography

Aurélia Bardon is a Junior Professor in Political Theory at the University of Konstanz, Germany.

Jennifer M. Page is an Assistant Professor in Philosophy at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York.