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Is Appropriation In Art Always Wrong?

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As a multiethnic nation we look to common ideals to bring us together. But if those ideals have calcified with time, perhaps reexamining these underlying assumptions is in order? Paisley Rekdal, Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Utah and the state’s poet laureate, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the places where identity intersects with politics, and why it’s important to confront the language we use when defining cultures. Her book is “Appropriate: A Provocation.”