University of Colorado Boulder
Program for Teaching East Asia Center for Asian Studies 595 UCB Boulder, Colorado 80309-0595 Phone: 303-735-5122 Fax: 303-735-5126
Cultural Appreciation or Appropriation? by Melanie King
For the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) at the Program for Teaching East Asia, University of Colorado Boulder
The following resources are cited in the NCTA Class App entitled, “Cultural Appreciation or Appropriation? URLs are accurate as of January 1, 2016.
Articles and Online Resources
Aucoin, D. (2010, July 4). “‘Airbender’ reopens race debate.” The Boston Globe. Retrieved from: http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2010/07/04/last_airbender_opens_debate_on_race/
BBC News. (2002, April 19). “US company pulls ‘racist’ T-shirts.” BBCNews. Retrieved from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1938914.stm
Dockterman, Eliana. (2014, October 20). “Before We Embrace Gwen Stefani’s Comeback, She Owes Us An Apology.” TIME. Retrieved from: http://time.com/3524847/gwen-stefani-racist-harajuku-girls/
Grinberg, Emanuella. (2011, October 26). “‘We’re a culture, not a costume’ this Halloween.” CNN. Retrieved from: http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/26/living/halloween-ethnic-costumes/
ICTMN Staff. (2012, November 8). “Here We Go Again: Victoria’s Secret Angel Karlie Kloss Dons Headdress.” Indian Country Media Network.com. Retrieved from: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/11/08/here-we-go-again-victorias-secret- angel karlie-kloss-dons-headdress-144773
HuffPost Style. (2012, September 24). “Victoria’s Secret ‘Sexy Little Geisha’ Outfit Sparks Backlash.” Huffington Post. Retrieved from: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/24/victorias-secret-geisha-outfitphotos_n_1909366.html
Klein, A. (2013, December 11). “Chanel Shows Controversial Native American Headdresses for Pre-Fall.” Fashionista.com. Retrieved from:http://fashionista.com/2013/12/chanel- shows-native-american-headdresses
Oxford Dictionaries. (2015). “Appropriation.” Oxford University Press. Retrieved from: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/appropriation
Oxford Dictionaries. (2015). “Culture.” Oxford University Press. Retrieved from: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/culture
Oxford Reference. (date unknown). Oxford Reference. Retrieved from: http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095652789
Rodney, Seph. (2015, July 17). “The Confused Thinking Behind the Kimono Protests at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.” hyperallergic.com. Retrieved from: http://hyperallergic.com/223047/the-confused-thinking-behind-the-kimono-protests-at-the-boston- museum-of-fine-arts/
Selby, J. (2014, April 10). “Heidi Klum faces ‘racism’ backlash over ‘redface’ Native American shoot: Germany’s Next Top Model issue apology.” The Independent. Retrieved from: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/heidi-klum-facing-racism-backlashover-herpromotion- of-redface-native-americanthemed-germanys-next-top-model-shoot9251080.html
Soo Hoo, Fawnia. (2015, May 5). “The Most Questionable Interpretations of the MET Gala’s Chinese Theme: Kimonos are Japanese, not Chinese, OK?” Fashionista.com. Retrieved from: http://fashionista.com/2015/05/met-gala-2015-offenders
Students Teaching About Racism in Society. (2013). Ohio University. Retrieved from: https://www.ohio.edu/orgs/stars/Home.html
Wischhover, C. (2012, November 12). “Victoria’s Secret Apologizes for Karlie Kloss’s Racy Native American Runway Outfit.” Fashionista. Retrieved from: http://fashionista.com/2012/11/victorias-secret-apologizes-for-karlie-klosss-racy-native-american- runway-outfit-pulls-it-from-the-broadcast
Images, DVD Covers, and Screen Shots
Denver Art Museum. Retrieved from: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Denver_Art_Museum_Frederic_C._Hamilton_building.jpg
La Japonaise. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Claude_MonetMadame_Monet_en_costume_japonais.jpg
The Last Airbender DVD cover. Retrieved from: http://thelastairbenderfilm.wikia.com/wiki/File:The_Last_Airbender_DVD_(cover_art).jpg
The Last Samurai DVD cover. Retrieved from: http://www.freedvdcover.com/the-last-samurai-2003-ws-r1/
The Lone Ranger DVD cover. Retrieved from: http://dvd.box.sk/newsimg/dvdmov/max1386625467-frontback-cover.jpg
Memoirs of a Geisha DVD cover. Retrieved from: http://dvd.box.sk/index.php?pid=cove2&p=v&rid=129814&&por=3&mod=front+back
Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Retrieved from: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MFA,_Boston,_MASS.JPG
No Doubt, “Looking Hot.” Retrieved from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looking_Hot#/media/File:No_Doubt_Looking_Hot_screenshot.jpg
Seattle Art Museum. Retrieved from: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seattle_Art_Museum_(2891587322).jpg
“Starring Mickey Rooney.” Retrieved from: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Starring_Mickey_Rooney.jpg
“Unconditionally.” Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXqcjgX-I9E