Your final paper must be at least 5 typed, double-spaced pages (approx. 1250 words).
In this paper you must take a position on the issue of the potential repatriation of the Parthenon Marble Statues (known as the Elgin Marbles), currently residing in the British Museum, back to Greece. (In other words, you should be arguing whether the statues should stay in the British Museum or be sent back to Athens, Greece).
You must craft an argument based on evidence, which can include the authority of experts in the field. This is NOT an opinion-based paper.
You are required to draw upon and cite a total of FOUR sources.
Remember, this is NOT a forum in which to express your personal opinion on the matter. Rather, you’ll be creating a logical, rational argument, based on evidence (that you have examined critically for assumptions, bias, etc.), from which you draw a conclusion. One way to think of this is that you are playing the part of a lawyer arguing your side in court.
Required source #1:
Brilliant, Richard, “Do Objects Have Rights,” (editorial) Art Bulletin, 73, 1991 pp 534-535.
Required source #2:
BBC, “Send them Back” Parthenon Marble Debate
Required source #3:
James Cuno, “The Case Against Repatriation.”
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