COMPASS

SELF-REFLECTION PATH

Engaging in a responsible and respectful creative process involves questioning one’s motives and recognizing one’s own biases. The eight questions raised here can be addressed to members of all communities. They aim to stimulate reflection on the approach envisaged for the creative project, validate certain choices, encourage dialogue and raise awareness of multiple receptivities. The order in which these questions are presented does not reflect a hierarchical ranking.

Follow the path below or print it out to use at your meetings.

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COMPASS

SELF-REFLECTION PATH

Engaging in a responsible and respectful creative process involves questioning one’s motives and recognizing one’s own biases. The eight questions raised here can be addressed to members of all communities. They aim to stimulate reflection on the approach envisaged for the creative project, validate certain choices, encourage dialogue and raise awareness of multiple receptivities. The order in which these questions are presented does not reflect a hierarchical ranking.

Follow the path below or print it out to use at your meetings.

Does my creative process seem to be started in a respectful way?

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Does my project include works or excerpts of tangible or intangible works from another culture (poetry, music, stories)?

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Does my project include tangible objects (or a representation of them) that are symbols or elements related to a ritual or ceremony from another culture?

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Am I referencing, featuring and/or representing a well-known personality from a culture other than my own?

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Does the topic touch on political, historical or current issues involving discrimination/violence against a person or group of people?

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Are the cultural references and elements (objects, music, rituals, knowledge, traditions, etc.) presented or used outside their cultural or historical context?

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Could the way of representing this culture and/or those who are part of it (text, scenography, music, costumes, acting) maintain or reinforce certain stereotypes?

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Are there artists and/or collaborators from this culture on the creative team?

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What place do these collaborators have within the creative or production team?

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To go further

You can consult our list of digital and print resources that will allow you to discover or deepen many of the themes addressed in this cultural appropriation kit.

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