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HERM 334/PHIL 334: Professional Ethics in Heritage Resources Management (Rev. C4 & C5) Report a Broken Link

Unit 1: What Is a Profession?

Barber, Bernard. “Some Problems in the Sociology of the Professions.” Daedalus 92, no. 4 (Fall 1963): 669–88.

Read pages 671–78, beginning at the section called “Toward a Definition of the Professions” and ending before the section “Professional Roles and Organizational Necessities.”
Hughes, Everett C. “Professions.” Daedalus 92, no. 4 (Fall 1963): 655–68.
Illich, Ivan. Excerpt from “Useful Employment and its Professional Enemies.” In Toward a History of Needs, 23–36. Berkeley, CA: Heyday Books, 1978.
Van Mensch, Peter. “Museology as a Profession.” In Cahiers d’étude/Study Series 8. 20–21. ICOM International Committee for Museology, 2000.

Go to page 21.

Unit 2: Heritage Resources Management and Ethical Codes

Cleere, Henry. “The World Heritage Convention in the Third World.” In Cultural Resource Management in Contemporary Society, edited by Francis P. McManamon and Alf Hatton, 219–28. London: Routledge, 1999.
McManamon, Francis P., and Alf Hatton. “Introduction: Considering Cultural Resource Management in Modern Society.” In Cultural Resource Management in Contemporary Society, edited by Francis P. McManamon and Alf Hatton, 26–62. London: Routledge, 1999.

Read pages 26 to 36.
O’Keefe, Patrick J. “Codes of Ethics: Form and Function in Cultural Heritage Management.” International Journal of Cultural Property 7, no. 1 (January 1998): 32–51.

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Unit 3: Moral and Ethical Principles for Heritage Resources Management—The Foundations of Ethical Practice

Almond, Brenda. “Rights.” In A Companion to Ethics, edited by Peter Singer, 259–69. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 1993.
Lynott, Mark. “The Development of Ethics in Archaeology.” In Ethical Issues in Archaeology, edited by Larry J. Zimmerman, Karen D. Vitelli, and Julie Hollowell-Zimmer, 17–27. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, 2003.
Ozar, David T. “Rights: What They Are and Where They Come From.” In Philosophical Problems: An Annotated Anthology, edited by Laurence Bonjour and Ann Baker, 640–55. Montreal: Pearson, 2005.
Pence, Greg. “Virtue Theory.” In A Companion to Ethics, edited by Peter Singer, 249–58. Oxford: Blackwell, 1993.
Rachels, James. “Subjectivism” In A Companion to Ethics, edited by Peter Singer, 432-441, Oxford: Blackwell, 1993.
Wylie, Alison. “On Ethics.” In Ethical Issues in Archaeology, edited by Larry J. Zimmerman, Karen D. Vitelli, and Julie Hollowell-Zimmer, 3–16. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, 2003.

Unit 4: Institutional versus Personal Ethics—Policies, Procedures, and Virtue Ethics

May, William F. “Professional Virtue and Self-Regulation.” In Ethical Issues in Professional Life, edited by Joan C. Callahan, 408–11. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988.
Nagel, Thomas. “Ruthlessness in Public Life.” In Ethical Issues in Professional Life, edited by Joan C. Callahan, 76–83. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988.
Shestack, Alan. “The Museum and Cultural Property: The Transformation of Institutional Ethics.” In The Ethics of Collecting: Whose Culture? Cultural Property: Whose Property? 2nd ed., edited by Phyllis Mauch Messenger, 93–101. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1999.

The reading begins on page 9.

Unit 5: Legal, Cultural, and Ethical Responsibility—Cultural and Intellectual Property

Hillman Chartrand, Harry. “Intellectual Property in the Global Village.” Government Information in Canada/Information gouvernementale au Canada 1, no. 4.1 (1995): 1–12.
Kultgen, John. “The Ideological Use of Professional Codes.” In Ethical Issues in Professional Life, edited by Joan C. Callahan, 411–21. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988.
Kymlicka, Will. “The Social Contract Tradition.” In A Companion to Ethics, edited by Peter Singer, 186–96. Oxford: Blackwell, 1993.
Milrad, Aaron, and Ella Agnew. “Copyright.” In The Art World: Law, Business and Practice in Canada, 1–19. Toronto: Merritt, 1980.
Phelan, Marilyn E. “Rights of Artists in Their Works.” In Museums and the Law, 83–93. Nashville, TN: American Association for State and Local History, 1982.
Seadle, Michael. “Whose Rules? Intellectual Property, Culture, and Indigenous Communities.” D Lib Magazine 8, no. 3 (March 2002): 1–10.

Unit 6: Standards of Ethics in Conservation and Heritage Management

Aplin, Graeme. “Some General Principles of Conservation and Management.” In Heritage: Identification, Conservation, and Management, 67–82. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002.
Atalay, Sonya. “Indigenous Archaeology as Decolonizing Practice.” American Indian Quarterly 30, no. 3/4 (Summer-Autumn 2006): 280–310.
Dolff-Bonekämper, Gabi. “Sites of Hurtful Memory.” The Getty Conservation Institute 17, no. 2 (2002): 4–10.
Erőss, Ágnes. “Living Memorial and Frozen Monuments: The Role of Social Practice in Memorial Sites.” Urban Development Issues 55, no. 3 (2017): 19–32.
Kaufman, Ned. “Historic Places and the Diversity Deficit in Heritage Conservation.” CRM: Journal of Heritage Stewardship 1, no. 2 (Summer 2004): 1–16.
Malkogeorgou, Titika. “The Ethics of Conservation Practice: A Look from Within.” Victoria and Albert Museum Journal 52 (Spring 2006): 1–3.
Matero, Frank. “Ethics and Policy in Conservation.” The Getty Conservation Institute 15, no. 1 (2000): 5–9.
Miri, Ali A. “Philosophy and Principles of Preservation in Practice.” CRM: The Journal of Heritage Stewardship 24, no. 7 (2001): 11–14.

Go to page 11.

Unit 7: Cultural Relativism—Appropriation, Human Remains, and Indigenous Heritage

Havini, Moses. “Indigenous Perspective on Art Collection of Traditional Culture of the Past, Present and Future—Bougainville.” Presented at the UMAC ICOM Conference entitled Exposing and Exploiting the Distinct Character of University Museums and Collections, Sydney and Canberra, 2002.
Nichols, Deborah L., Anthony L. Klesert, and Roger Anyon. “Ancestral Sites, Shrines, and Graves: Native American Perspectives on the Ethics of Collecting Cultural Properties.” In The Ethics of Collecting: Whose Culture? Cultural Property: Whose Property? 2nd ed., edited by Phyllis Mauch Messenger, 27–38. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1999.
Rachels, James. “The Challenge of Cultural Relativism.” In Philosophical Problems: An Annotated Anthology, edited by Laurence Bonjour and Ann Baker, 546–54. Montreal: Pearson, 2005.
Smith, Claire, and Heather Burke. “In the Spirit of the Code.” In Ethical Issues in Archaeology, edited by Larry Zimmerman, Karen Vitelli, and Julie Hollowell-Zimmer, 177–97. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, 2003.
Thorley, Peter. “Current Realities, Idealised Pasts: Archaeology, Value and Indigenous Heritage Management in Central Australia.” Oceania 73, no. 2 (Dec. 2002): 1–16.

Unit 8: Feminist Ethics and Heritage Resources Management

Brennan, Samantha. “Reconciling Feminist Politics and Feminist Ethics on the Issue of Rights.” Journal of Social Philosophy 30, no. 2 (Summer 1999): 260–75.
De Finney, Sandrina. “Under the Shadow of Empire: Indigenous Girls’ Presencing as Decolonizing Force.” In Girlhood and the Politics of Place, edited by Claudia Mitchell and Carrie Rentschler, 19–37. Berghahn Books, 2016.
Held, Virginia. “Feminist Transformations of Moral Theory.” Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 50, Supplement (Autumn 1990): 321–44.
Kok, Marjolijn. “Gender, Material Culture and Time.” In What Could a Feminist Art Currency Look Like? (September 2005): 1–8.
Wylie, Alison. "Doing Archaeology as a Feminist: Introduction." Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory 14, no. 3 (August 2007): 209–216.

Unit 9: Censorship and Heritage Ethics

Berlin, Z. David. “Sense and Censorship.” Literary Review of Canada 8, no. 5 (June 2000): 18–22.
Burtch, Michael. “Censorship: A Case for Intellectual Freedom.” MUSE 6, no. 2 (Summer 1988): 10.
Clarke, George Elliott. “From Onan to Lady Chatterley.” Globe and Mail, March 30, 2002, R3.
Clavir, Miriam. “Bill C-54—The Museum Community Must Define Its Position on Pornography and Eroticism.” Editorial. MUSE 6, no. 2 (Summer 1988): 2.
Fitzpatrick, James F. “Museums and the Politically Correct Censorship and Funding.” MUSE (Spring 1992): 30–34.
Fraser, Andrea. “A ‘Sensation’ Chronicle.” Social Text 19, no. 2 (2001): 127–56.
Gubernick, Lisa. “Storm Brewing Over ‘Nazi’ Art Show.” Globe and Mail, January 11, 2002, R5.
Longino, Helen E. “Pornography, Oppression, and Freedom: A Closer Look.” In Morality and Moral Controversies: Readings in Moral, Social and Political Philosophy. 7th ed., edited by John Arthur, 534–39. Upper Saddle River, NJ. Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005.
Scorsone, Suzanne. “Is There a Balance in the Pornography Debate?” MUSE 6, no. 2 (Summer 1988): 7.
Wicclair, Mark R. “Feminism, Pornography, and Censorship.” In Morality and Moral Controversies: Readings in Moral, Social and Political Philosophy. 7th ed., edited by John Arthur, 540–44. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005.

Unit 10: Conflicts of Interest, Looting, and Repatriation

Boardman, John. “Archaeologists, Collectors, and Museums.” In Who Owns Objects? The Ethics and Politics of Collecting Cultural Artifacts, edited by Eleanor Robson, Luke Treadwell, and Chris Gosden, 33–46. Oxford: Oxbow Books, 2006.
Hollowell-Zimmer, Julie. “Digging In the Dirt—Ethics and ‘Low-End Looting’.” In Ethical Issues in Archaeology, edited by Larry Zimmerman, Karen Vitelli, and Julie Hollowell-Zimmer, 45–55. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, 2003.
Koczka, Charles S. “The Need for Enforcing Regulations on the International Art Trade.” In The Ethics of Collecting Cultural Property: Whose Culture? Whose Property? 2nd ed., edited by Phyllis Mauch Messenger, 185–98. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1999.
Sullivan, Sharon. “Repatriation.” The Getty Conservation Institute 14, no. 3 (1999).

Unit 11: Reconciliation, Heritage Discourse, and Justice

Cook, Anna. “Intra-American Philosophy in Practice: Indigenous Voice, Felt Knowledge, and Settler Denial.” The Pluralist 12, no. 1 SAAP 2016 Conference Proceedings (Spring 2017): 74–84.
Jensen, Uffe Juul. “Cultural Heritage, Liberal Education, and Human Flourishing.” In Values and Heritage Conservation: Research Report, 38–43. Los Angeles: Getty Trust, 2000.

Go to page 42.
Lowenthal, David. “Stewarding the Past in a Perplexing Present.” In Values and Heritage Conservation: Research Report, 18–25. Los Angeles: Getty Trust, 2000.

Go to page 22.
Smith, Laurajane. “The Authorized Heritage Discourse and Its Use.” Excerpt from “The Discourse of Heritage.” In Uses of Heritage, 29–34. London: Routledge, 2006.
Smith, Laurajane. “Subaltern and Dissenting Heritage Discourses.” Excerpt from “The Discourse of Heritage.” In Uses of Heritage, 35–41. London: Routledge, 2006.
Waterton, Emma, Laurajane Smith, and Gary Campbell. “The Utility of Discourse Analysis to Heritage Studies: The Burra Charter and Social Inclusion.” International Journal of Heritage Studies 12, no. 4 (July 2006): 339–55.