MUSM7035 - Ethics of Cultural Property

Int April, 2012  |  Credit Points: 6

Coordinator: Chiara OReilly
Phone: +61 2 9351 4256
Email: chiara.oreilly@sydney.edu.au

Description

This unit tracks the ethical and political disputes surrounding the ownership, control and care of cultural property. While giving historical background on religious iconoclasm, the focus will be on notable modern cases, from the Elgin Marbles or the Benin Bronzes in the colonial era to recent acts like the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas or the ransack of the Iraq Museum. Australian museum practice in relation to Indigenous cultural property and issues of repatriation will be considered, as will the art market, in both legal and philosophical dimensions.

Assessments

1x500wd tutorial presentation/question (10%), 1x1500wd case study (30%) and 1x3000wd essay (60%)

Classes

Sydney: 1x2-hr seminar/week (13 weeks).
Hong Kong: intensive mode in April 2012.

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