18 min
Episode 5: Culture Diving, Head First Peace Fire
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- Self-Improvement
Reviving this baby of a podcast for the 5th episode, Peace Fire hosts Batt and Nina invite classmate and friend Arielle Teplitzky who is American-adopted Bhutanese/Nepalese to discuss their recent collective intercultural communication paper about the media's role in cultural appropriation and appreciation. Arielle, a frequent traveler pre-Covid times and someone who has lived in the US, Israel and Thailand amongst many places, knows a lot about culture. She really is the epitome of being international and we invite her expertise to shine light on what is okay and what isn't. Who is allowed to wear Chinese traditional costumes? Who can wear cornrows and dreads? Are we too sensitive these days? What really is the difference between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation and when does the latter turn into racism?
Reviving this baby of a podcast for the 5th episode, Peace Fire hosts Batt and Nina invite classmate and friend Arielle Teplitzky who is American-adopted Bhutanese/Nepalese to discuss their recent collective intercultural communication paper about the media's role in cultural appropriation and appreciation. Arielle, a frequent traveler pre-Covid times and someone who has lived in the US, Israel and Thailand amongst many places, knows a lot about culture. She really is the epitome of being international and we invite her expertise to shine light on what is okay and what isn't. Who is allowed to wear Chinese traditional costumes? Who can wear cornrows and dreads? Are we too sensitive these days? What really is the difference between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation and when does the latter turn into racism?
18 min