We only have two classes left in this course! Tomorrow we will discuss an issue that has arisen several times in our discussions over the term — When Subversive Becomes Mainstream: Appropriation of Subcultures. Please be sure to read the assigned reading as we will revert back to seminar format after several weeks of lectures. Come prepared with questions or comments about the reading. think of examples of subcultures that became mainstream. Why does this happen, in your opinion?

The reading is available online. Chuck Kleinhans, “Cultural Appropriation and Subcultural Expression: The Dialectics of Cooptation and Resistance,” transcript of a paper given in 1994.

Additionally, please bring your examples of cultural appropriation to class.

Finally, I will talk briefly about Kent Monkman and Rebecca Belmore. Belmore’s work, Fountain, was shown at the 2005 Venice Biennale. Monkman has a new show, The Triumph of Mischief, at MOCCA in Toronto.