Course. We are still in module three which is about museums and current debates. So far weve looked at a number of issues having to deal with museums today including the history off the universal art museum. We talk about the ethics of collection especially historical materials. We looked at some of the oldest restitution claims and discussions like the marbles and the problems of equities that have been looted in recent years that end up in public museums. Today we are going to take up a special case native american Cultural Heritage primarily in the United States and canada for a little bit. As always, we approach these from the plaintiff view of human rights andg there are many other ways of approaching these issues. So, first, a reminder that wherever we are we are always on native land. If you go to this wonderful website, you can put in your zip code and discover a native map of your area and where you are from a native perspective. Here we are this is a big area and we are somew
History of the universal art museum. We talked about the ethics of especially of historical. We looked at some of the oldest restitution and discussions like the parthenon marbles. We talked the problem of antiquities that have been looted in recent years and that end up in public museums and weve talked about calls to decolonize the museum today were going to take a special case a native american Cultural Heritage primarily in the United States and canada for a little bit in. As always, we approach these issues from the point of view of art history, museums, studies, human rights. There are many other ways of approaching these issues. So first, a reminder that wherever we are in the americas are always on native land. If you go to this wonderful website, you can put your zip code and you can discover a native map of your area. You can figure out where you are from a native. And here we are. This is the bay area and we are somewhere over here on the historic territory of the part when
Jan hodges will discuss them. When i came in as a volunteer, i was asked if i want to work in a conservation project. Since i had no frame of reference, i said yes. That company into looking at the that i was astonished to understand i was handling records that go back to world war i. That alone was very interesting and entertaining. If we went along, one of the things that i found out in looking through the records was that the records start at this level and they were sent to the brigade level and to the regimen level. Weree regiment level, we going through the files that we came across called field messages. As i was looking at these, i realized that these field messages were being written by men who wear out in the field. Were out in the field. They were now closer to the German Alliance that i am to the room. Esk in this they were concealed and listening to the germans and reporting to the regimental headquarters. Was hooked by that world war i became real for make. I was very int
College park, maryland, houses hundreds of photos of artwork created during world war i. Next on american artifacts, we look at drawings by combat artists with volunteer jim hargis. She has showcased the art and the artists on the blog, the unwritten record. When i first came to the archives, i had no idea what the archives was about. When i came here as a volunteer, i was asked if i wanted to work in a conservation project. It was for the records of the combat units of the American Expeditionary forces. Since i had no frame of reference, i said yes. Me into looking at the records that i was astonished to understand i was handling records that go back to world war i. That alone was very interesting and entertaining. But as we went along, one of the things that i found out in looking through the records was that the records start at the division level, they work down to the brigade level, and then to the regiment level. At the regiment level, we were going through the files that we and
Expeditionary forces. Since i had no frame of reference, i said yes. So that got me into looking at the records that first of all, i was astonished to understand that i was handling records that go back to world war i. And so that alone was very interesting and entertaining. But as we went along, one of the things that i found out in looking through the records was that the records started the position level and they worked down to rookie a level and then to the regimen level. And in the regiment level, we were going through some of the files and we came something called field and as i was lag at these, i realize these field messages were being written by men who were out in the field. Some of them were Intelligence Officers who were probably no further from the german lines than i am to the next desk in this room. Well, i was hooked by that time. And then, world war i became real for me and i was very interested in it. And it was like a fever among those of us who were working on that