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  Ethnofuturism and cultural appropriation.  Before discussing the issue of cultural appropriation, allow me to present you my current philosophy in that matter.  What do I mean and understand by ethnofuturism?  Although the concept of ethnology seems in some way contradictory to the concept of futurism; it is precisely this apparent contradiction of space-time that interests me.  The question is :  Can we envision a future anchored in rites, customs, habits or even social structures which have their origins in particular social groups limited in number ?  I think that our hyper industrialized societies are the result of a concept that has been worn out and conveyed by the white Christian and capitalist man.  Why ?:  Because colonization has only been in the past a solution to two problems: The creation of new markets as well as the appropriation of new raw materials.  By carrying out this colonization our European societies have quite s...
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 Welcome to my blog.  I created this blog with the intention of regularly posting my thoughts and evolving thoughts on my view on ethnofuturism.  By searching on the Interweb one realizes that this name comes from Estonian artists of the 80s 90. This artistic and literary movement aimed to restore and develop local cultures and their future, in a globalized and global world.  For my part, and for the moment only, I tend to consider the subject from a more global point of view, not personally being particularly attached to a local culture.  My greatest source of inspiration which is reflected in the choice of my books in general is oriented towards the Asian continent, South Asia, North America as well as Africa.  Another important part of my personal culture is the French and Japanese 90s comics.  By that I mean people like Jean Giraud as well as Druillet, Caza, katsushiro otomo, Terada and many other authors.  So why does ethnofuturism interest m...

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