Etiqueta: cultural relativism

  • Cultural Appropriation: Who Uses, Owns? Controversial Ideas on Cultural Ownership

    Cultural Appropriation: Who Uses, Owns? Controversial Ideas on Cultural Ownership

    Cultural appropriation is one of the central post-material battlegrounds of the contemporary world. It mobilizes questions of identity and culture, while often overlooking a foundational principle of culture itself: hybridity. At its core, the concept of cultural appropriation refers to the use of cultural elements—symbols, clothing, hairstyles, cuisine, religion—originating from a minority group by members…

  • Portugal & Cultural Relativism

    Portugal & Cultural Relativism

    The reasons behind polarization are well known, and the literature has extensively documented them. They range from divergent social rhythms across regions of the West—even within countries, as seen in the contrast between urban America and the rural Midwest—with tensions between progressivism and a conservative cultural backlash around moral issues (the so-called culture wars), such…