- Title
- Zeus in Exile: Archaeological Restitution as Politics of Memory
- Author(s)
- Can Bilsel Can Bilsel (Princeton University)
- Abstract
- This paper is an analysis of the current debates on the Zeus Altar, not only in terms of its present possession and copyright, but also as a collectively negotiated construct of memory. By investigating the case of the Pergamon Altar, I hope to show the shortcomings of the present literature for and against repatriation, which often treat the archaeological monument as mere cultural goods. A reconsideration of the Zeus Altar as embodiment of collective memory, which is at the heart of political negotiations today, may bring a new perspective to the definitions of cultural property, national patrimony and historical heritage.
- Creation Date
- 2000-07
- Section URL ID
- CACPS
- Paper Number
- 13
- URL
- https://culturalpolicy.princeton.edu/sites/culturalpolicy/files/wp13_-_bilsel.pdf
- File Function
- Jel
- Z11
- Keyword(s)
- Suppress
- false
- Series
- 6