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Mar 2023
59m 21s

Cultural Appropriation

ELLIE ANDERSON, PH.D. AND DAVID PEñA-GUZMáN, PH.D.
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What do Gwen Stefani, Iggy Azalea, and Camille Monet have in common? They are all blonde women who are probably guilty of cultural appropriation. In episode 73 of Overthink, Ellie and David tackle cultural appropriation, starting with the kerfuffle over Claude Monet’s painting La Japonaise at The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Pulling from their own experien ... Show More
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