Articles by: Renée Akitelek Mboya

Renée Akitelek Mboya is a writer, curator and filmmaker. Her custom is one that relies on biography and storytelling as a form of research and production. Renée works between Dakar and Nairobi and is a collaborative editor with the Wali Chafu Collective.

07-Apr-2022

Appreciate, Don’t Appropriate

Abstract: Cultural appropriation is an issue that arises often in questions around contemporary arts and culture. This essay explores and expounds on different examples and arguments around cultural appropriation, including defining common types of cultural appropriation and giving examples where this type of appropriation might have occurred in the contemporary arts. The essay seeks to […]