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What does it mean?
Folk art has always mirrored existing power structures.
In plain terms
Folk art reflects domination.
What can you take from it?
Read folk art as a social commentary.

Where it applies

  • museum curation
  • cultural studies

Putting it to work

  • analyze power dynamics in crafts
  • highlight marginalized creators

Questions to consider

  • When does folk art subvert domination?
  • How can we differentiate?

Another view

Some folk art emerges from resistance.

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