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Aboriginal Art, Identity, and Appropriation.


0754644030

Aboriginal art, identity, and appropriation.

Coleman, Elizabeth Burns Elizabeth Burns is Dean of Undergraduate Studies at Heythrop College, University of London and lectures in Philosophy of Religion. Career
She has a BD (specialising in Philosophy of Religion and Ethics) from King’s College London, and a PhD from Queens’
.

Ashgate Publishing Co.

2005

188 pages

$89.95

Hardcover

Anthropology and cultural history in Asia and the Indo-Pacific

N7401

Aboriginal people are fighting for stronger copyright laws to protect their art as well as their stories, as they view art in connection with their identity. Coleman (philosophy, La Trobe La Trobe may refer to:
  • Charles La Trobe (1801 - 1875), the first lieutenant-governor of the state of Victoria, Australia.
Places named after Charles La Trobe:
  • La Trobe University, Victoria
  • Latrobe Valley, Victoria
 U., Australia) addresses the problems of applying copyright to Aboriginal art, particularly the inaccurate use of "author," which she eschews for the term "insignia in·sig·ni·a   also in·sig·ne
n. pl. insignia or in·sig·ni·as
1. A badge of office, rank, membership, or nationality; an emblem.

2. A distinguishing sign.
" to denote de·note  
tr.v. de·not·ed, de·not·ing, de·notes
1. To mark; indicate: a frown that denoted increasing impatience.

2.
 a communal ownership of the art. She considers the meaning of insignia; art fraud and authenticity; how appropriation of Aboriginal art could affect their culture, religion, and identity; cultural vandalism The intentional and malicious destruction of or damage to the property of another.

The intentional destruction of property is popularly referred to as vandalism. It includes behavior such as breaking windows, slashing tires, spray painting a wall with graffiti, and
; and freedom of expression.

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