Additional Information

Course Number

ANTH A458

Course Level

Course Description

Examines the ethical issues that confront anthropologists, and the responsibilities they have to the public, the discipline, their colleagues and members of the communities with whom they are working. Course topic will vary with focus on a different subfield of anthropology.

Syllabus Available

No

Notes

- See more at: https://catalog.uaa.alaska.edu/coursedescriptions/anth/#sthash.yQgBASgR.dpuf

Taxonomies

RPA Codes & Standards

• Archaeologist's Responsibility to Colleagues, Employees, and Students
• Archaeologist's Responsibility to Employers and Clients
• Archaeologist's Responsibility to the Public

CIfA Codes

• Principle 1: Adherence to ethical and responsible behaviour in archaeological affairs
• Principle 3: Responsibility for acquiring and recording reliable information of the past in archaeological research
• Principle 4: Responsibility for the availability of archaeological results within reasonable dispatch
• Principle 5: Recognition of aspirations of employees, colleagues and helpers in all matters of employment

Keywords & Terms

• Consultation/Partnership with Affected Groups
• Consultation/Partnership with Indigenous Peoples
• General Archaeological Ethics
• Impact on Communities - Local, Descendant, etc.
• Respect for and Responsibility to Affected Groups

Topics & Issues

• Applied Archaeology
• Archaeological Education
• Archaeological Ethics - Other
• Collaboration in Archaeology (i.e. Communities, Non-Archaeologists, etc.)
• Descendant, Resident, and Stakeholder Communities
• Ethical Responsibilities of Archaeologists
• Universities, Academia, and Student Training