Cultural Appropriation and the Arts (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781405176569)

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 moral and aesthetic issues to which cultural appropriation gives rise
  
• Tackles head on the thorny issues arising from the clash and integration of cultures and their artifacts
  
• Questions considered include: "Can cultural appropriation result in the production of aesthetically successful works of art?" and "Is cultural appropriation in the arts morally objectionable?"
  
• Part of the highly regarded New Directions in Aesthetics series

Author: James O. Young
ISBN-10: 1405176563
ISBN-13: 9781405176569
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English
Published: 01/29/2008
Pages: 184
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.17h x 6.48w x 0.83d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2008 pg. 290