Ethics Topics in Arts

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Ethics Topics for Careers* & Arts
* At Champlain, these programs are: Business Administration, Computer Science, Tourism, Office Systems Technology.
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REMEMBER: Ethicists do not discuss a topic, we discuss a particular act. But we begin by defining terms.

topics alphabetical except for newest ones.     subject/ keywords                                     approved links

Access to Information See copyright, sampling, filtering

PRC Filter protects the Chinese people from information.

Artistic liberty There are some things we do not need to see, right?
definitions of "artist"

Orlan

Jana Sterbak's "meat dress"

hair and tampons by Gu Wenda

and track down these works

the Artist's role in society Does an artist have duties/obligations?
If so, what? To show reality as we imagine it, as we know it; to influence and improve society? Should artists allow themsleves to be pressured by lobbyists or producers promoting various agendas, eg:. don't show cigarettes, do show condoms;
See also GLAD; Truth vs. Good Taste; Appealing to 'Base Appetites':   violence, pornography, fetishism Do artists/ athletes have a duty to Role model?

Business Can an organization be expected to have morality?
Some issues: greed, "questionable practices," downsizing, liability, salesmanship, corporate responsibility, work ethic, relating to people, affirmative action (a.k.a. equal opportunity,) black market / grey market economies, bankruptcy laws/ "red-lining,"
Third World investment, government intervention, dumping products in lress developed countries.
rights in the workplace, fairness (truth and the client,) guarantees / extended warranties and misrepresentation,
when the boss asks you to do something dishonest, "whistle-blowing,"
management and "human resources" policies regarding: alcoholism / drug use, ethnic mix, AIDS, the disabled, hiring policy and promotions / raises.

It's unbelievable what people will do to make a buck! Laugh at Ethics in business

Computer company code of ethics

Censorship Is it right for an exhibition to accept the artist but not his work? The Leggo concentration camp

Computers Is "Cyberspace" an Ethics-free zone? Planting viruses, hacking, computer theft, software piracy, rigour in data, file sharing.
See sampling, below. Do you know how the laws of Canada and the US differ regarding the downloading of music?
ethics for webmasters : legal ethics and professional ethics. What good is [of what use is] a pledge?

Co-opting identity
This is about "stealing" a people's culture, identity, style for profit or personal gain.
tribal voices, eg. Australian aboriginal art

corporate identity
About co-opting the voice
Who's got the right to a domain name?

Drugs and Artistic Expression using drugs to make art

Faking It: copies, fakes & forgeries If the buyer can't tell the difference, what's wrong with selling a copy? http://helios.unive.it/~icare/magazine/frey.htm

Freedom of Expression women confront the Church

Freedom of the Press A timely topic, for sure.

Freenet

Harvard law's Peter Jaszi's analysis

Arnett fired for Iraqi interview

Friendship & Loyalty: Do boy- and girl-friends have to be "faithful"? What does that mean?

Gambling, Gaming, Lottery
Is it OK to work in a casino?
Is it OK to sell/buy lottery tickets?
Wagering on outcomes: Is buying insurance, gambling?

Gambling in Canada links

The Casino, The Mtl. Mirror

drawing lots to diffuse responsibility

Irony and social responsibility satire,

Irony a weapon against commodism

The deceitful nature of irony

Justified Discrimination: Look up equal opportunity,
profiling,

Liability: Is the artist responsible for an action inspired by his work?
Jerry Springer, eminem,

Pie-throwing anarchists, assault [great site!]    > http://www.entartistes.ca/

Pornography: what is it? Appealing to 'Base Appetites':   Violence, Pornography, Fetishism

lap-dancing or danse-a dix

a woman's view of it in London

Postmodernism:
      & nostalgia & Individualism role of the artist, aesthetics and ethics
Is there a Moral Role of the Artist?
If so, is it: to show reality [as we imagine it, as we know it, or to influence/    improve society? Art and ethics collegeart.org/caa/ethics/index.html This is a genuinely useful site.

Prostitution What harm does this do? I like it, the client likes it, so how can it be wrong?

Sampling

sampling for satirical purposes in visual arts

Intellectual property laws, Harvard

US copyright laws,."fair use" Sept.12, MM Cornell University

MP3 and the law Sept. 13, MM mp3.com/my/news/yourmusic.html

Napster in the press sharing/copyright infringement: MP3 cf. videotaping

Sex What is the relationship between sexual actions and morality?

Tourism economic impact, socio-cultural impact, heritage and environment, technology and environment, tourism and conflicting land use, gender and class in tourism employment, local hiring, socializing with the "locals."

Canadian law accepts PROVOCATION as a defense. What do you think of this? eg. Gary Gilroy stabs someone in a veritable bloodbath, gets 5 years. Look it up.

More Links

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What is art? http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/a/artist.html

What is modern art? See McMaster U. course outline for lists of contemporary artists.

http://ambassadorformankind.org/ri-bulletins/index.html Be very alert; there is a definite agenda. Can you find it?

Eduardo Kac's glowing rabbit, Alba. http://www.ekac.org/transartbiblio.html Sept. 19/00. Genetics and art.

lobbies promoting various agendas pressure producers, eg:. don't show cigarettes, do show condoms; GLAD;

Good Taste/Freedom of Expression and Irony
definition and explanation

CBC's "fag" skit:

CBC's Dead Dog Cafe

on the Web ethics for webmasters legal ethics and professional ethics. What good is [of what use is] a pledge?
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Are all views ethical? This book review is posted in order to lend support to those bent on Disproving the Holocaust.
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What do you think about High Wired's ethics? [< on the uses of photography.]

depicting Love [Sun Myung Moon!] True Parents

Writing about the Arts: Example of a review (Why Has Bodhi-dharma Left for theEast?) using MLA Works Cited.
(NB There is an error in the parenthetical citation format, ie. incorrect insertion of a comma.)

An example of a good summary but a careless use of language: "rife," "ju-jube bees" http://www.metroactive.com/papers/sonoma/05.08.97/buddha-9719.html

Aesthetics
On Japanese aesthetic principles:
Keene, Donald. "Japanese Aesthetics." The Pleasures of Japanese Literature. New York: Columbia University, 1988.

Characteristics: Suggestion, Irregularity, Simplicity, Perishability (Impermanence.)

What are the aesthetic characteristics of contemporary, commercial media.
Is there such a thing as a non-commercial medium?

Music and Politics
"Algierian rappers sing the blues"
Hip-hop as a force for good

Media
film philosophy
See also, http://education.guardian.co.uk/netclass/schools/mediastudies/0,5607,97542,00.html

Vocabulary: singular is med-ium, plural is -ia.

What is meant by: criticism, critique, review, analysis, deconstruction, art, artist, artiste, craft?
Elements of images: form, line, design, texture, content.
classic=form, romantic=content

Censorship, political correctness, etc.

The PRC's Filter protecting the Chinese people from information

Hot Item: Sept. 18/02 Is this censorship?

General
http://www.conversations.org/chan.htm

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Access to Information	See copyright, sampling, filtering	PRC Filter protects the Chinese people from information.
Artistic liberty	There are some things we do not need to see, right?	definitions of "artist" Orlan Jana Sterbak's "meat dress" hair and tampons by Gu Wenda and track down these works
the Artist's role in society	Does an artist have duties/obligations? If so, what? To show reality as we imagine it, as we know it; to influence and improve society? Should artists allow themsleves to be pressured by lobbyists or producers promoting various agendas, eg:. don't show cigarettes, do show condoms; See also GLAD; Truth vs. Good Taste; Appealing to 'Base Appetites': violence, pornography, fetishism	Do artists/ athletes have a duty to Role model?
Business	Can an organization be expected to have morality? Some issues: greed, "questionable practices," downsizing, liability, salesmanship, corporate responsibility, work ethic, relating to people, affirmative action (a.k.a. equal opportunity,) black market / grey market economies, bankruptcy laws/ "red-lining," Third World investment, government intervention, dumping products in lress developed countries. rights in the workplace, fairness (truth and the client,) guarantees / extended warranties and misrepresentation, when the boss asks you to do something dishonest, "whistle-blowing," management and "human resources" policies regarding: alcoholism / drug use, ethnic mix, AIDS, the disabled, hiring policy and promotions / raises.	It's unbelievable what people will do to make a buck! Laugh at Ethics in business Computer company code of ethics
Censorship	Is it right for an exhibition to accept the artist but not his work?	The Leggo concentration camp
Computers	Is "Cyberspace" an Ethics-free zone? Planting viruses, hacking, computer theft, software piracy, rigour in data, file sharing. See sampling, below.	Do you know how the laws of Canada and the US differ regarding the downloading of music? ethics for webmasters : legal ethics and professional ethics. What good is [of what use is] a pledge?
Co-opting identity This is about "stealing" a people's culture, identity, style for profit or personal gain.	tribal voices, eg. Australian aboriginal art corporate identity	About co-opting the voice Who's got the right to a domain name?

Drugs and Artistic Expression		using drugs to make art
Faking It: copies, fakes & forgeries	If the buyer can't tell the difference, what's wrong with selling a copy?	http://helios.unive.it/~icare/magazine/frey.htm
Freedom of Expression		women confront the Church
Freedom of the Press	A timely topic, for sure.	Freenet Harvard law's Peter Jaszi's analysis Arnett fired for Iraqi interview
Friendship & Loyalty:	Do boy- and girl-friends have to be "faithful"? What does that mean?
Gambling, Gaming, Lottery	Is it OK to work in a casino? Is it OK to sell/buy lottery tickets? Wagering on outcomes: Is buying insurance, gambling?	Gambling in Canada links The Casino, The Mtl. Mirror drawing lots to diffuse responsibility
Irony and social responsibility	satire,	Irony a weapon against commodism The deceitful nature of irony
Justified Discrimination:	Look up equal opportunity, profiling,
Liability:	Is the artist responsible for an action inspired by his work? Jerry Springer, eminem,
Pie-throwing	anarchists, assault [great site!] >	http://www.entartistes.ca/
Pornography: what is it?	Appealing to 'Base Appetites': Violence, Pornography, Fetishism	lap-dancing or danse-a dix a woman's view of it in London
Postmodernism: & nostalgia & Individualism	role of the artist, aesthetics and ethics Is there a Moral Role of the Artist? If so, is it: to show reality [as we imagine it, as we know it, or to influence/ improve society?	Art and ethics collegeart.org/caa/ethics/index.html This is a genuinely useful site.
Prostitution	What harm does this do?	I like it, the client likes it, so how can it be wrong?
Sampling	sampling for satirical purposes in visual arts	Intellectual property laws, Harvard US copyright laws,."fair use" Sept.12, MM Cornell University MP3 and the law Sept. 13, MM mp3.com/my/news/yourmusic.html Napster in the press sharing/copyright infringement: MP3 cf. videotaping
Sex		What is the relationship between sexual actions and morality?
Tourism	economic impact, socio-cultural impact, heritage and environment, technology and environment, tourism and conflicting land use, gender and class in tourism employment, local hiring, socializing with the "locals."