Articles about "cultural heritage"

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Debates on Cultural Heritage and the Commercialization of Collective Expressions

  • Aura Cumes
  • Jesús Antonio Machuca Ramírez
  • Suely Kofes
  • Xóchitl Eréndira Zolueta Juan

  • moderator Rachel Barber

In the last decade, a wave of accusations has been launched against brands and companies for using cultural elements of indigenous groups. In Mexico, several cases have had considerable resonance: the complaint by the Mixe community of Tlahuitoltepec against the French company Isabel Marant for copying its Xaam nïxuy blouse; the protest by the Secretary of Culture, Alejandra Frausto, against the fashion house of Carolina Herrera for the use of embroidery from Tenango de Doria and the sarape from Saltillo; and on three different occasions the fashion clothing company Zara has been accused of plagiarism for using designs from Aguacatenango, Chiapas.