The Prickly Meanings of the Pineapple
Colonizers and corporations have historically used intellectual property laws derived from Eurocentric conceptualization of property, ownership, knowledge and authorship to maximize their profits; patenting products developed through bioprospecting. In 2020, 6.2 per cent of plant species were associated with patents, including 7,595 patents in medi
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Tourism
Can cultural values sustain if not upheld consistently?
In 2019, over 10 million tourists entered Hawaii – which is more than 7 times the state’s entire population. While this generated nearly $18 billion, the majority of that money goes to large corporations that aren’t owned or run by local residents or native communities. This drives up th... See more
Can cultural values sustain if not upheld consistently?
In 2019, over 10 million tourists entered Hawaii – which is more than 7 times the state’s entire population. While this generated nearly $18 billion, the majority of that money goes to large corporations that aren’t owned or run by local residents or native communities. This drives up th... See more
Nick Susi • Culture Is the Client
Cloth in African history: the manufacture, patterning and embroidering of Africa's signature textiles
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