Transcript -- Nigel Warburton discusses two different cases regarding the issue of consent when displaying human remains.

Repatriation and returning remains - for iPod/iPhone

Transcript -- Encountering a body

Nigel Warburton discusses two different cases regarding the issue of consent when displaying human remains.

Encountering a body

The Natural History Museum in London gave back 138 ancestral remains to the Torres Strait islands.

Torres Strait remains

Transcript -- The Natural History Museum in London gave back 138 ancestral remains to the Torres Strait islands.

Transcript -- Torres Strait remains

Tiffany Jenkins argues against repatriation

Objections to Repatriation

Transcript -- Tiffany Jenkins argues against repatriation

Transcript -- Objections to Repatriation

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19th Century philosopher Jeremy Bentham allowed his body to be put on public display after he passed on but would you allow your body to be displayed after you die? The following video and audio collection examines specific cases in which the issue of display and ownership are raised and explores how museums have handled this question. Experts share reasons for their beliefs regarding repatriation and refer to specific examples on the topic of whether remains should be returned to their country of origin.
This material forms part of the Open University course A151 Making sense of things: an introduction to material culture.

Transcript -- Encountering a body

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