Copyright (c) 2008 All rights reserved. http://works.bepress.com/kimberly_alderman Recent documents in Kimberly L Alderman en-us Thu, 03 Jan 2008 07:02:35 PST 3600 http://works.bepress.com/kimberly_alderman/2 http://works.bepress.com/kimberly_alderman/2 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 11:20:00 PDT This article critiques the race conscious thinking inherent in Critical Race Theory ("CRT") and offers an alternative to structuralism and determinism. It reviews the colonial origins of race consciousness, and argues that advocating race conscious remedies perpetuates the very racism CRT decries. The article focuses on powerful reality creators of the past to create a more empowering framework of individual responsibility and personal reality construction. The article makes a case study of David Drake, a slave potter from 1800s South Carolina. Slave artists like David Drake show us that, no matter how strong the forces of oppression, a marginalized individual has the authority and power to decide who he or she becomes. Kimberly L. Alderman Critical Race Theory http://works.bepress.com/kimberly_alderman/1 http://works.bepress.com/kimberly_alderman/1 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 10:12:45 PDT This article considers from an ethical perspective the role that auction houses play as facilitators of the illicit antiquity trade. It reviews the laws that regulate the antiquity auction industry and explains why they fail to prevent the trade in illegally excavated and exported cultural property. The article argues that auction houses should develop policies focused on ethics instead of regulatory compliance, explains why this would better further cultural preservation interests and protect creator cultures, and looks at potential business benefits of an ethical model. Kimberly L. Alderman International Law