Theorien von Kultureller Appropriation
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- Subject according curriculum
- Diversity Studies
- Teachers
- Dr. Benjamin Sprick
- Scope
- Mondays, 2-4 p.m. (start 07.04.2025)
- Room
- BP U11
- Duration
- 1.5 Semesterwochenstunden
- Description
Cultural appropriation refers to the adoption of forms of expression, artifacts, aesthetic sign systems, history and forms of knowledge from carriers of another culture or cultural identity. In academic exchanges, the term is neutral and only acquires a positive or negative connotation (such as exploitation or enrichment) in a specific context. The assessment is often difficult and is only possible if the motivation of the appropriator is taken into account: Are the deeper motivations the exercise of power, commercial interests or discrimination, or are they unreflective (such as romantic-naïve), well-meaning or even appreciative appropriations? In a narrower sense, "cultural appropriation" is when bearers of a more dominant culture adopt cultural elements of a minority culture and place them in a different context "without permission, recognition or compensation".
The reading course, which relates to the seminar on hip hop that follows it, attempts to provide an overview of the existing research literature. From this, cross-connections to cultural practice at the HfMT Hamburg can be drawn, problematized and practically negotiated.- Literature
Main Texts [=> Reader]: Lars Distelhorst (2021), Kulturelle Aneignung, Hamburg: Nautilus; Jens Balzer (2022), Ethik der Approproation, Berlin: Matthes & Seitz; Yasha Mounk (2024), Im Zeitalter der Idenität. Der Aufstieg einer gefährlichen Idee, Stuttgart: Klett-Cotta; Frantz Fanon (2020), Schwarze Haut, weiße Masken, Vienna: Turia + Kant; Liz Bucar (2024), Stealing My Religion. Not Just Any Cultural Appropriation, Boston: Harvard University Press; John Borrows/Kent McNeil (2022), Voicing Identity. Cultural Appropriation and Indigenous Issues, Toronto: University of Toronto Press; Aisha Ali (2024), Cultural Appropriation. Where is the Line?, Montecito Hot Spring; James O. Young/Conrad G. Brunk (eds.) (2012), The Ethics of Cultural Appropriation, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell; James O. Young (2010), Cultural Appropriation and the Arts, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell; Megan M. Carpenter (2004), "Intellecutal Property Law and Indigenous Peoples: Adapting Copyright Law to the Needs of a Global Community, in: Yale Human Rigts & Development L.J., [Vol. 7] pp. 52-78; Yuniya Kawamura/Jung-Whan Marc de Jong (eds.) (2022), Cultural Appropriation in Fashion and Entertainement, London: Bloomsbury Visual Arts; Thuram, Lilian (2022), Das weisse Denken, translated from the French by Cornelia Wend, Hamburg: Nautilus.
- Credits
- 2 Creditpoints
- Comments
A reader with texts on the topic will be provided at the beginning of the seminar.
Conditions of participation: In order to obtain credit points, students must be willing to read (including longer texts), present a text and write a term paper or reflect on their own artistic work. Irregular or sporadic participation in the seminar without the awarding of credit points is also possible and will be arranged with the lecturer.
Registration: Please send a brief outline of your interests and motivation by 07.04.2025 to benjamin.sprick@hfmt-hamburg.de
- Modules
- Promotionsmodul, Wahlmodul freie Wahl (alle Studiengänge), Wahlmodul Lehramt, Studium generale Wahlmodul Master