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CULTURESATRISK:HUMANRIGHTSANDHERITAGETODAYANTH2380Lecture:HyerHall,Room111ClassTimes:Tues,Thurs8:00am–9:20amB.SundayEiseltEmail:seiselt@smu.eduOfficePhone:214768-2915OfficeLocation:428aHeroyHall
OfficeHours:M12:00pm–2:00pm;Tues10:30am-12:00pm;Thurs10:30am-12:00pmCourseAbstractArchaeologyisgenerallyassociatedwiththestudyofthepast,butmoreandmore,itservesamodernworld.Archaeologistsarefrequentlyinvolvedingenocideandnaturaldisasterrecoveryefforts,andtheyworkwithlawenforcementinhigh-profiletraffickingcrimes.Theyassistlocalcommunitiesinsustainablelivingprojects,andtheyadvisegovernmentsandstakeholdersonawidevarietyofenvironmentalconcerns.Theyareoccasionallycalledupontoassistintheplanningofwars,andtheyareessentialtothedevelopmentofnationalnarrativesunderdictatorialanddemocraticregimes.Inthecontextofaworldrecession,archaeologygeneratesbilionsoftourismdollarseachyearevenaspricelessheritagesitescrumbleunderthelackofgovernmentfunds.Inthisglobalandmulti-culturalworld,archaeologistsmustconsidertheimplicationsoftheirpracticeforlivingpeopleandwrestlewiththemanypoliticaldimensionsoftheirwork.Wewillexploresomeoftheseethicaldilemmaswithafocusonspecificcasestudies,andwillutilizean“EthicsBowl”formattoexaminethedilemmasofheritagepreservation,looting,andhumanrights.WhatisEthicsBowl?
EthicsBowlisateamdebatecompetitionwherestudentteamsexaminecasestudiesthatdemonstrateethicaldilemmasdrawnfromawiderangeofareas.Thestudentsdetermineamorallydefensibleresolutiontothedilemmas,whichtheythendefendbeforeapanelofjudgesandacompetingteam.Afterateampresentsacaseandischallengedbyacompetingteamandrespondstothatchallenge,judgesquestiontheteamtoelicitmoredetail,raiseissuesnotaddressedintheoriginalanswers,orfurtherchallengethem.Judgesevaluatetheteam'sperformanceintermsofthecoherenceoftheargument,proprietyofreason,andresponsetochallenges.Thisclassfocusesontheethicsofarchaeologicalpracticeandthemanypredicamentsthatarchaeologistsfaceeveryday.
CanvasThisclassusesCanvas.IwillsendannouncementalertsviaCanvastoyourSMUemailaccount.ItisyourresponsibilitytocheckyourSMUemailaccountregularlytogettheseannouncements.Thesyllabus,readings,classassignmentsandothermaterialswillbeplacedonCanvasforyou.YoualsowillbeabletotrackyourgradeintheclassbyclickingontheMyGradeslink.Youshouldmonitoryourgradestocatchanyerrorsthatmayoccur.Pleasefeelfreetobringanydiscrepanciestomyattentionrightaway–don’twait.AllcompletedwritingassignmentsfortheclasswillbesubmittedtoCanvasforgrading.
TextbookTherequiredbookforthisclassis“EthicsinAction:CaseStudiesinArchaeologicalDilemmas”byDruMcGill,JulieHollowell,andChipColwell-Chanthaphonh(2008),publishedbytheSocietyforAmericanArchaeology.
PleasenotethatthisbookisNOTavailableattheSMUbookstore.Althoughyoumayorderahardcopyofthebookforaslittleas$24.95plusshipping,IrecommendthatyoupurchasetheKindleEditionfor$9.99fromtheAmazonstoreat:
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TodownloadthefreeKindlecloudreadergohere:https://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000579091
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CourseFormatandRequirementsThiscourseisdividedintothreeparts.Wewillintroduceyoutothefieldofarchaeology,frameworksforethicalreasoningandarchaeologicalethicsduringthefirstthreeweeksofclass.Youalsowillbeprovidedwithallistof12casestudiesfromtheSocietyforAmericanArchaeologyEthicsBowlCommittee.Allstudentswillbesplitintoteamsofsix,andthecaseswillbedividedamongthemsothateachteamhasastudentwithprimaryresponsibilityfortwocases.Studentswillberesponsibleforpreparingtheteam’sethicalpositiononthecasesthey’vechosen,andforpresentingtheteam’spositiononthatcaseduringthecourseofthesemester.Thesecondpartoftheclasswillconsistofcasestudyreviewsanddiscussions.Wewillcovertwocasestudiesduringeachclassperiod.PracticeEthicsBowlroundswillcommenceafterfallbreak.Thefinalethicsbowltournamentwilltakeplaceduringthescheduledfinalexamperiod.
Allstudentsareexpectedtobepreparedforpresentationsandtoparticipateinclassdebatesandareresponsibleforbeingpreparedtogiveatleastoneformalcasepresentationduringthecourseofthesemester.Iwillbewithyoueverystepofthewaytoprovideguidance,encouragement,anddirection.Nopriorexperiencewithmoralphilosophyisrequiredtotakethecourse.
GradingBasis
Thecoursewillbegradedasfollows:
Papers:-FirstPaperDrafts:10%-FinalPapers:25%
Participation/Competition:-ClassroomParticipation:20%-Readings,andDiscussionAssignments:10%-FinalOralArgument:20%-TeamworkandCollaboration:15%
A=100%to95%A-=94%to90%B+=89%to88%B=87%to84%B-=83%to80%C+=79%to78%C=77%to74%C-=73%to70%D+=69%to68%D=67%to64%D-=63%to60%F=59%andlower
PLEASENOTE:Theteamworkandcollaborationportionofyourgradeisbasedonyourteam’sperformanceinoralpresentations(5%)andyourinteractionswiththeteam(10%),includingyourabilitytocollaborate,contribute,andcompleteyourresponsibilities.PapersPleasenotethatyourfirstpaperdraftis10%ofyourgrade.Thisgradewilllargelyreflecttheapparenteffortputintothinkingbroadlyanddeeplyaboutyourcases.Iwillnotexpectrefinedandpolishedwritinginafirstdraft,butthemoreclearlyyoucanexpressyourarguments,thebetter.StudentswhoturninpoorfirstdraftswillhavegreatdifficultyreceivinganAinthiscourse.Studentsareresponsibleforproducingpapersthatarticulateanddefendtheirteam’spositionsonthecasesforwhichtheyhaveprimaryresponsibility(2casesperstudent).Thereisnohardwordlimit,however,itisdifficulttocovercasesinsufficientdepthinlessthan1500words.Thesepapersshouldnotbewrittenasnormalanalyticalorliteraturereviewpapers.Inparticular,itisunacceptabletowaituntilthesecondhalfofthequartertobegindoingthiswrittenwork.EthicsBowlisanextemporaneousdebatecompetition,andstudents
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mustbepreparedtospeakwithoutnotes.PreparingagoodEthicsBowlcaseinvolvesdevelopingapositionsubstantiallybeforethecompetitionsothatitmaybepracticedandrefined.Accordingly,Iencouragestudentstoseethesepapersasalivingdocument,begunassoonasthecasesareassignedandconstantlyupdatedasthestudent’sunderstandingoftheircasedeepensorchangesandtheygathermoresupportfortheirposition.Tothisend,studentswillsubmittheirpapersasdraftsonceforcomments,byOctober18at5:00pm.PleasesubmitthesedirectlytoCanvas.FinalpapersaredueonDecember1by5:00pm(submitteddirectlytoCanvas)Paperswillbegradedwithaneyetowardtheiruseinpreparingstudentstoperforminanextemporaneousdebatesetting.Anexcellentpaperwouldthereforenotinvolvethingslikeaclosetextualanalysisorengagementwithanarrowphilosophicalissue,butwouldratherconstructacomprehensiveethicalstanceonacasealongwithabroadconsiderationofcounter-argumentsandalternativeethicalstancestheteamhasrejected.Wewilldiscussallrubricsinclass.ClassroomPoliciesRefrainfromallperipheralactivitiesthatarenotapartofthisclasswhileweareinsession.Thisincludesamongotherthingscheckingmobiledevices,takingphonecalls(outsideofemergencies),answeringemail,postingonFacebook,orworkingonassignmentsoronreadingsfromotherclasses.Ifyouareunabletoabidethispolicy,youwillbeaskedtoleavetheclassandyourparticipationgradefortheclassperiodwillbezero.Signinginforanotherindividualwhodidnotattendclass,orhavingsomeonesigninforyouwillresultinanullscore(zero)fortheclass.ThisisacodeofconductviolationthatIwilltakeseriously.UniversityPoliciesDisabilityAccommodations:StudentsneedingacademicaccommodationsforadisabilitymustfirstregisterwithDisabilityAccommodations&SuccessStrategies(DASS).Studentscancall214-768-1470orvisithttp://www.smu.edu/Provost/ALEC/DASStobegintheprocess.Onceregistered,studentsshouldthenscheduleanappointmentwiththeprofessorasearlyinthesemesteraspossible,presentaDASSAccommodationLetter,andmakeappropriatearrangements.Pleasenotethataccommodationsarenotretroactiveandrequireadvancenoticetoimplement.
ReligiousObservance:Religiouslyobservantstudentswishingtobeabsentonholidaysthatrequiremissingclassshouldnotifytheirprofessorsinwritingatthebeginningofthesemester,andshoulddiscusswiththem,inadvance,acceptablewaysofmakingupanyworkmissedbecauseoftheabsence.(SeeUniversityPolicyNo.1.9.)
ExcusedAbsencesforUniversityExtracurricularActivities:Studentsparticipatinginanofficiallysanctioned,scheduledUniversityextracurricularactivityshouldbegiventheopportunitytomakeupclassassignmentsorothergradedassignmentsmissedasaresultoftheirparticipation.Itistheresponsibilityofthestudenttomakearrangementswiththeinstructorpriortoanymissedscheduledexaminationorothermissedassignmentformakingupthework.(UniversityUndergraduateCatalogue)
Plagiarism:PlagiarismisthemisrepresentationoftheworkofanotherasyourownandisaseriousinfractionoftheUniversityHonorCode.InstancesofplagiarismoranyothercheatingwillbereportedtotheUniversityHonorCouncil,andwillattheveryleastresultinfailureofthiscourse.TheUniversitypolicyonplagiarismmaybefoundat:http://www.smu.edu/studentlife/PCL_05_HC.aspandintheStudentHandbookat:http://www.smu.edu/studentlife/PDF/SMU_Student_Handbook_06-07.pdf
CampusCarry:InaccordancewithTexasSenateBill11,alsoknownasthe“campuscarry”law,followingconsultationwithentireUniversitycommunitySMUdeterminedtoremainaweapons-freecampus.Specifically,SMUprohibitspossessionofweapons(eitheropenlyorinaconcealedmanner)oncampus.Formoreinformation,pleasesee:http://www.smu.edu/BusinessFinance/Police/Weapons_Policy.”
UndergraduateEducationCurriculum:Thiscoursefulfillsthefollowingpillarsandproficiencies.
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1. InstitutionsandCultures,PillarLevel12. Philosophical/Religious/EthicalInquiry,PillarLevel23. WritingProficiency(W)4. InformationLiteracyProficiency(I)5. OralCommunicationProficiency(O)
PillarsandProficiencies
• Individuals,Institutions,andCultures:Tounderstandcomplexsocialsystems,wewillexplorearchaeologicaleffortstodocumentandanalyzetheinteractionsofindividuals,cultures,andinstitutionsthatshapemodernresponsestocrisisanddisasterinheritagemanagement.
• Philosophical/Religious/EthicalInquiry:Studentswillbeabletoidentifyethicalissueswithinthepracticeofarchaeology,andtoexplainandevaluateresponsestotheseissuesintermsofboththeirfactualandethicalpresuppositions.
• ProficiencyW:Throughmultipleopportunitiesstudentswilldemonstrateproperuseoflanguagethroughcompletionofasubstantialamountofpurposefulwritingappropriateforaspecificortargetedaudience.
• ProficiencyI:InformationLiteracy:Wewilllearnhowtoeffectivelyretrieve,evaluate,andapplypertinentandreliablesourcesandhowthismaterialrelatestothewideruniverseofpotentialinformationonatopicthroughregular“In-focus”assignmentsandafinalclassprojectpertainingtoethicsandcontroversiesincontemporaryarchaeology.
• ProficiencyO:OralCommunication:Throughone-on-oneinteractionswiththeinstructorandtheproductionandpresentationofaposterforthefinalclassproject,wewillimproveourabilitiestodesignverbalmessagestosuitparticularaudiencesandpurposes.
StudentLearningOutcomes(SLOs).Withreferencetothemanagementandprotectionofheritageresourcesandhumanrights,andthroughclassparticipationandassignments,studentswillbeableto:
• Identifyethicalissueswithinaparticulardomain,andtoexplainandevaluateresponsestothoseissuesintermsofboththeirfactualandethicalpresuppositions.
• Identifythetypesofinteractionsandinfluencesthatarisebetweenoramongindividuals,institutions,andculturesthatshapeeconomic,politicalandsocialexperiences.
• Summarizebasicempiricalphenomenainthestudyofindividuals,institutions,andculturesthatshapeeconomic,politicalandsocialexperiences.
• Selectandusetheappropriateresearchmethodsandsearchtoolsforneededinformation.• Evaluatesourcesforqualityofinformationforagiveninformationneed.• Select,organizeanduseappropriateevidenceorinformationtosuitaspecificortargetedaudience.• Useappropriatevocalandvisualcuestodeliverapresentationtoaspecificortargetedaudience.• Demonstrateproperuseoflanguagethroughcompletionofasubstantialamountofpurposefulwritingappropriatefora
specificortargetedaudience.