ART105 Illegal excavations, art objects trade, repatriation Assignment
ART105 Illegal excavations, art objects trade, repatriation Assignment
“Looting Africa Theft, illicit sales, poverty and war are conspiring to rob a continent of its rich artistic heritage,” by Aisha Labi and Simon Robinson, Aug. 6th, 2001, from Time Magazine online at content.time.com:
http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2056125,00.html (Links to an external site.)
“Looting Mali’s History, ” by Joshua Hammer, Nov. 2009, from Smithsonianmag.com:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/looting-malis-history-144953243/ (Links to an external site.)
“Talking African art repatriation with curator and anthropoligist Meskerem Assegued,” by Lindsay Samson, July 24th, 2018, from designindaba.com:
“European museums may loan back some works stolen from former colonies,” by James McAuley and Nick Noack, Aug. 17th, 2018, from WashingtonPost.com:
2. Answer the following questions in a 3-paragraph minimum post:
- Do you feel that enough is being done to stop illegal excavating, looting and trading of African art? Who is responsible for policing these activities?
- How do you feel about repatriation? Do you believe that the objects should be returned regardless of circumstances, or do you think that the country and/or institution currently in possession has rights to retain the objects if they acquired them legally? What if they acquired the objects illegally?
- Should the country of origin be required to prove that they can properly care for, protect, and display the objects?
- Should war-torn countries be aided in the protection of cultural objects, structures and/or sites?
