Additional Information

Course Number

ANT 4930/ANG 6930

Course Description

This seminar-style course provides a global perspective on the current state of Cultural Heritage Management. The management of Cultural Heritage has reached a critical stage. Political, religious and social conflicts, massive development projects, governmental complacency, ignorance, corruption and lack of funding, substantial tourism growth, and other factors have all seriously impacted the World’s, and especially the Global South’s ability to maintain, conserve and protect Cultural Heritage. The class will explore through formal lectures and informal seminar-type discussions what is meant by Cultural Heritage, and why and how it has shaped our past and contemporary understanding of ethnicity, “race” and racism, human rights, religion, symbolism and materialism, politics, history, media, business, migration and immigration, health, language and other aspects of contemporary society. The course will also consider how Cultural Heritage can be better “managed” and used positively to eliminate or mitigate many of the divisive social issues we face today.

Syllabus Available

Yes

Notes

A PDF of this syllabus has been made available on the Anthropology Department's "Fall 2017 Courses" page. Please contact instuctor or department for further information.

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

Keywords & Terms

• Accountability
• Armed Conflict and Violence
• Conservation
• Culturally Significant and/or Sacred Sites, Objects, and Places
• Impact on Communities - Local, Descendant, etc.
• International Law
• Looting, Collecting, and Illicit Trade of Cultural Property
• Management of Cultural Resources, Heritage, History
• Museum, Collection, Curation and Display Standards
• Preservation of Archaeological Resources
• Professional Standards
• Promotion of Archaeological Research/Archaeology as Scientific Discipline
• Respect for and Responsibility to Affected Groups

Topics & Issues

• Colonialism and Imperialism
• Conservation and Ethics
• Development vs. Conservation
• Ethical Case Studies
• Ethnicity in Archaeology
• Heritage and Archaeological Tourism
• Heritage Management
• Historic/Cultural Resource/Site Preservation
• Human Rights and Social and Economic Inequalities
• Politics and Archaeology
• Race in Archaeology
• Racism, Sexism, Homophobia, and Other Forms of Discrimination
• Religion
• Television Shows, Looting, and Ethics
• War, Violence, and Conflict