I am researching tokenism and looking at the comparisons between it and cultural appropriation, reading scholarly articles on the subjects.
I have found articles about tokenism in academia. It is encouraging to know that people are investing in questioning this topic.
It would also be interesting to research the issue of cultural insensitivity. I must add here that, having witnessed this myself on several occasions, I firmly believe that this issue stems from ignorance and a genuine lack of cultural understanding, which is inexcusable when considering the political foundation of academia in the arts.
Will this politically correct bubble fuelled by middle-class guilt, fear and ignorance burst? Of course not, it is designed to ensure its survival.
Historically, extremism on any side of the political fence are inevitably followed by a knee-jerk social reaction in the opposite direction, which substantiates (no matter how vile) the current rise of the extreme right.