White Tears, Michael Jackson, Cultural Appropriation (ft. Hari Kunzru, Margo Jefferson & Kevin Nguyen)

Summary: A special discussion about music and cultural appropriation with two highly acclaimed authors. Hari Kunzru’s novel White Tears, which connects contemporary cultural appropriation with the history of racism. Pulitzer-Prize winning writer Margo Jefferson’s classic work of cultural criticism, On Michael Jackson reckons with child stardom and the specter of racial ghosts that shaped his celebrity. They read from their work and have a deep discussion on cultural appropriation with GQ senior editor Kevin Ng