Part of our method is to examine how people have historically appropriated cultural objects and ideas from abroad, and use that as a guide to understand technology appropriation. Here are some of our sources of inspiration:

• Aleijadinho
• Tarsila do Amaral (see: abaporu?)
• Oswald de Andrade (see: abaporu?)
• Omar Calabrese
• Alejo Carpentier
• Carlos Fuentes (see: Baroquize this!)
• Gilberto Gil (see: Creolizing Chopin)
• Edouard Glissant
• Cabrera Infante
• José Kondori
• José Lezama Lima (see: Baroquize this!)
• Benitez Rojo
• Severo Sarduy
• Tom Zé (see: Creolizing Chopin)