cultural boycott
Refusing creative engagement
A cultural boycott is the organized refusal to participate in artistic, academic, or sporting events associated with a particular country or institution, typically as protest against its policies.
Artists may refuse to perform there, academics decline conferences, athletes skip competitions.
The cultural boycott of apartheid South Africa pressured the regime through isolation.
Unlike trade boycotts targeting goods, cultural boycotts target prestige and legitimacy.
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- apartheidRacial separation policy
- divestmentDisposal of assets
solidarity · collective action · activism · isolation · refusal · artists · performers · musicians · artistic freedom · free speech · South Africa · Israel · Palestine · human rights · withdrawal · censure · condemnation · grassroots
- boycottstrade embargo, oil embargo, arms embargo, blacklist, divestment
- South African Historyapartheid, Nelson Mandela, Mandela, Soweto, Sharpeville
cultural boycottcultural exchange
Sharing practices between peoples
cultural diplomacy · artistic collaboration · goodwill tour · cross-cultural dialogue · cultural festival
cultural boycottnormalization
Adjusting to a standard
bridge-building · rapprochement · sports diplomacy · ping-pong diplomacy
culture, cultural, culturally, cultured, cultures, culturing, multicultural, intercultural, subcultural