A gutsy and unsettling piece from Clare -- thanks! -- which she'll bring to the meeting tonight. The author argues that the artifacts from other cultures in the British Museum -- even ones really important to the 'home' country -- should stay in Britain. An unpopular (defending the imperialists!!!) and interesting position.
Article is here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/09/arts/09abroad.html?_r=2&ref=elginmarbles
(This gets into the whole archeology / museum set of questions that we were planning on tackling later but is also relevant to classic narratives -- to whom do they belong? Is there any continuity -- culturally or otherwise -- between that ancient people and the modern people taking on the same name? Gourmet food for thought, whether or not we get to it tonight.)
Article is here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/09/arts/09abroad.html?_r=2&ref=elginmarbles
(This gets into the whole archeology / museum set of questions that we were planning on tackling later but is also relevant to classic narratives -- to whom do they belong? Is there any continuity -- culturally or otherwise -- between that ancient people and the modern people taking on the same name? Gourmet food for thought, whether or not we get to it tonight.)
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