we will be having an online discussion about an important topic in cultural history: who owns it? The Elgin (or Parthenon) Marbles have been a hotly contested topic of cultural property for over 200 years. Please read the below articles and watch the brief video to get a clear sense of the debate and the sides represented. Next, you’ll head to the Discussion Board to write a response to the following questions:
1) What is the debate over the Parthenon Marbles?
2) Why is it so controversial?
3) Where do you think the Marbles belong? Or do you have a solution for this problem?
In addition to your own response, please read and respond to two of your classmates. One of your peer responses should be to a student with an opposing viewpoint to your own. Read their argument carefully and decide: What valuable points did they make in their argument? Did they change your opinion?
http://www.britishmuseum.org/about_us/news_and_press/statements/parthenon_sculptures.aspx
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