Equity & Justice Initiatives

The Center for Design and Material Culture is proud to participate in Human Ecology’s Equity & Justice Network. The E&J Network supports the continued evolution of our school into a community wherein people with diverse backgrounds find success, share knowledge, and work together to advance equity and justice.

Developing a Common Language Around Cultural Appropriation

For more than 50 years, the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection (HLATC) has been a destination for those passionate about global textile traditions. And for the past five years, the collection has been the foundation of a curriculum that seeks to help those visitors understand the difference between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation. The collection serves a wide range of researchers and community members as well as scores of UW–Madison students. Follow the button below for more information about this curriculum.

Developing a Common Language Around Cultural Appropriation