Courses of Study 2023-2024 
    
    Oct 10, 2024  
Courses of Study 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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NES 4922 - [Archaeological Ethics]

(crosslisted) ANTHR 4222 , ARKEO 4222  
(GB) (CA-AS, GLC-AS)      


Spring. Not offered: 2023-2024. Next offered: 2025-2026. 3 credits. Student option grading.

Co-meets with ANTHR 7222 /ARKEO 7222 /NES 6922 .

L. Khatchadourian.

What is the role of ethics in archaeology today? What principles shape the discipline’s response to serious dilemmas? What is the relationship between ethics and politics in archaeology? This seminar provides an in-depth exploration of these questions across a range of subfields, from indigenous, public, and postcolonial archaeologies, to critical heritage studies, conflict archaeology and the archaeology of the contemporary past. We will learn the normative ethics of Western archaeology, with its concern for best practices, multiculturalism, and the politics of identity, as well as radical alternatives centered on hard politics, oppression, and justice. We will also explore the ethics of the profession, as it pertains to equity and inclusion. This course traverses the terrain of moral right and wrong in archaeology.

 



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