Additional Information

Course Number

ANTHRO 80A(ARCHLGY 80)

Course Description

What does archaeology have to say about human rights? Is there a right to cultural heritage? How can archaeology and heritage help protect rights? or encroach upon them? Themes we will address in this course include the archaeological investigation of human rights topics; the right to heritage; conflicts of different rights regimes in heritage contexts; and ethical considerations about rights during research and heritage management. These questions will take us to cases as diverse as forensic investigation of the disappeared in Argentina, the archaeology of homelessness in the U.K., the destruction of heritage as cultural genocide in Bosnia and the Middle East, and the rights of indigenous groups in Australia and the U.S. to control cultural heritage.

Taxonomies

RPA Codes & Standards

• Adequate Preparation for Research Projects
• Archaeologist's Responsibility to the Public
• Integrity of Research Methodology

CIfA Codes

• Principle 1: Adherence to ethical and responsible behaviour in archaeological affairs
• Principle 2: Responsibility for the conservation of the historic environment
• 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

Keywords & Terms

• Consultation/Partnership with Affected Groups
• Equity and Representation; Discrimination and Harassment
• Impact on Communities - Local, Descendant, etc.
• Respect for and Responsibility to Affected Groups
• Stewardship

Topics & Issues

• Applied Archaeology
• Archaeological Advocacy and Activism
• Community Archaeology and Participatory Research
• Equity, Representation, and Diversity
• Ethical Case Studies
• Heritage and Archaeological Tourism
• Heritage Erasure
• Heritage Management
• Human Rights and Social and Economic Inequalities
• Politics and Archaeology
• Privilege and Issues of Inclusivity
• Racism, Sexism, Homophobia, and Other Forms of Discrimination
• War, Violence, and Conflict