Ethics of Cultural Property
MUSM7035
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.
Unit of study details
Unit of study level: Postgraduate
Credit points: 6
Commencing semesters: 2, 104
Further unit of study information
Unit of study handbook: MUSM7035
Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships
Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates
Available for study abroad and exchange: Yes
Our courses that offer this unit of study
- Master of Arts
- Master of Museum Studies
- Master of Cultural Studies
- Master of Art Curatorship
- Graduate Diploma in Arts
- Graduate Diploma in Museum Studies
- Graduate Diploma in Cultural Studies
- Graduate Diploma in Art Curatorship
- Graduate Certificate in Arts
- Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies
- Graduate Certificate in Cultural Studies
- Graduate Certificate in Art Curatorship
- Arts Postgraduate Non-award
- Arts Postgraduate Cross-Institutional