ANTHROP 1AB3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Human Terrain System, David Petraeus, Morality

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTHROP 1AB3
• Professor: Karen Mc Garry

Document Summary

Anthropology and military collaboration the human terrain system. Many people find immense value in this project: (cid:862)the de(cid:272)isi(cid:448)e terrai(cid:374) us the hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) terrai(cid:374), (cid:374)ot the high grou(cid:374)d or ri(cid:448)er (cid:272)rossi(cid:374)g. (cid:863: general david petraeus (cid:862)o(cid:374)e a(cid:374)thropologist is (cid:449)orth a b2 (cid:271)o(cid:373)(cid:271)er. (cid:863, human terrain employee. Increase cross-cultural understanding: discern needs of ordinary afghans/ iraqis, reduce kinetic force. Largest association of professional anthropologists in the world. (cid:373)ust (cid:862)preser(cid:448)e the field(cid:863) for future researchers: do no harm, anthropologists in the military do not have ownership over their data. Informed consent (1: derived from the nuremburg code. I(cid:374)for(cid:373)ed hitler"s e(cid:454)ter(cid:373)i(cid:374)atio(cid:374) of differe(cid:374)t ra(cid:272)es, religio(cid:374)s, ph(cid:455)si(cid:272)al a(cid:374)d (cid:373)e(cid:374)tal (cid:272)apa(cid:272)ities (cid:862)the voluntary consent of the human subject is absolutely essential. Obligation to colleagues (cid:862)anthropologists should do all they can to preserve opportunities for future fieldworkers to follow them to the field. (cid:863) (aaa ethics code) Lack of clear rules to safeguard and anonymize data. Inherent ambiguity of battlefield context: danger data used as tactical intelligence.