The ethics of cultural heritage
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Learn about the importance of cultural heritage and its role in society. Explore the rules of the Hague Convention and analyze arguments for and against heritage protection. Connect with real-life case studies like the Notre-Dame fire and the destruction of Palmyra.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
Understand
The role which cultural heritage plays in our society, and some of the ways in
Which it can be beneficial or important to us
Examine
And apply the rules of the Hague Convention of 1954 (on protecting heritage in
War) in both real and hypothetical examples
Recognise
Occasions where we might face a dilemma between preventing damage to heritage
And preventing harm to human beings
Analyse
Some of the key arguments given for and against heritage protection in such
Circumstances
Connect
These arguments to case studies, such as the Notre-Dame fire in 2019, the
Destruction of Palmyra in 2015, and the bombing of Monte Cassino in the Second
World War.
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