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Your Voice: Seb Carroll 2008-01-30
30 Jan 2008
Seb Carroll from Leeds responded to The archive and you
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These are indeed emotive subjects. We have to consider very carefully to what extent it is reasonable for sons all over the world to be made to suffer for the sins of their fathers.
Cultural relativism can work in historical terms too: we must be careful not to impose current norms and values on ancient history.
This should be made clear in exhibitions such as these, especially in times of fragile national identity. They should also be balanced against the many acts of goodness that were done at the time.
It could be argued that an exhibition documenting current acts of racism, visible or otherwise, would be much more telling and compelling.