Cultural Appropriation and the Arts

by James O. Young

Book Overview

Now, for the first time, a philosopher undertakes a systematic investigation of the moral and aesthetic issues to which cultural appropriation gives rise. Cultural appropriation is a pervasive feature of the contemporary world (the Parthenon Marbles remain in London; white musicians from Bix Beiderbeck to Eric Clapton have appropriated musical styles from African-American culture) Young offers the first systematic philosophical investigation of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1444332716
• ISBN13: 9781444332711
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"