Collaborative Research: Ethical Considerations in Three-Dimensional Digitization of Indigenous Heritage

合作研究：土著遗产三维数字化的伦理考虑

• 批准号: 2325183
• 负责人: Medea Csoba DeHass
• 金额: $ 19.36万
• 依托单位: University of Missouri-Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-10-01 至 2024-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2325183&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Ethical; Considerations; Three

Three-dimensional digital models are increasingly prevalent in preserving tangible and intangible aspects of Indigenous material heritage. Yet, there are no comprehensive, clearly laid-out best practices that can guide researchers, Indigenous communities, and museum personnel in designing ethically sound and socially engaged 3D heritage preservation projects. The use of 3D technologies for heritage preservation and providing public access to digital 3D collections is well-established in the European context. While there have been several robust efforts on digitizing European national heritage, in the U.S. context, the focus often involves work with Indigenous heritage, instantly placing 3D projects into a post-colonial research paradigm with a complex set of ethical ramifications. This research examines emerging thoughts from the European context and connects them with best practices in digital Indigenous data management to identify practices that contribute to cultures of academic integrity that are inclusive of all stakeholder voices. This work fosters ethical cultures of STEM through the development of a comprehensive Responsible Conduct of Research guiding document that can be adapted to address culture-specific Indigenous perspectives as well as project-specific challenges in future 3D heritage preservation endeavors. Project goals are accomplished through workshops and virtual collaborations that bring together researchers, Indigenous community members, and heritage preservation professionals with previous experience in the responsible management, protection, and sharing of Indigenous digital data and the use of 3D technology for heritage preservation. The collaboratively produced guidelines outline ethical considerations that can be used in developing: 1) partnerships with origin/descendant communities, 2) institution- and collection-specific museum policies on using 3D technology, 3) Tribal policies for culturally appropriate use of 3D technologies, and 4) training material and curriculum that integrates with other research compliance regulations pertaining to heritage preservation. The project explores the questions that have emerged through previous experiences using 3D technologies to preserve Indigenous ancestral heritage. These questions include the factors contributing to developing ethically sound 3D heritage preservation projects; the practices useful in 3D projects to foster a culture of integrity that equally engages academic and Indigenous perspectives; consideration for what constitutes Responsible Conduct of Research in using 3D technologies to preserve Indigenous cultural heritage; and addressing practice-based questions that contribute to understanding ethical challenges in digitally preserving and presenting Indigenous heritage. The project situates 3D modeling and heritage representation as part of the larger discourse on decolonizing core methodologies in museum management and anthropological collection practices. Results from this work can be adapted to training future researchers and digital heritage management professionals and creating meaningful partnerships in heritage documentation. This research cultivates cultures of academic integrity by informing heritage management policy on the critical importance of heritage ethics for the creation and management of 3D digitization projects involving Indigenous collections. This award is funded by the Directorate of Geosciences and the Directorate of Education and Human Resources.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

三维数字模型越来越普遍在保留土著物质遗产的有形和无形方面。然而，没有全面的，清晰的最佳实践可以指导研究人员，土著社区和博物馆人员在设计道德和社会敬业的3D遗产保护项目中。在欧洲背景下，使用3D技术来保存遗产并提供公众对数字3D收藏的访问。在将欧洲国家遗产数字化方面进行了几项强大的努力，但在美国的背景下，重点通常涉及与土著遗产的工作，并立即将3D项目置于具有复杂道德后果的后殖民研究范式中。这项研究研究了欧洲背景的新兴思想，并将它们与数字土著数据管理中的最佳实践联系起来，以确定有助于包括所有利益相关者声音的学术诚信文化的实践。这项工作通过开发全面的研究指导文档的负责任行为来促进STEM的道德文化，该行为可以适应以解决特定文化的土著观点以及未来3D遗产保护努力的项目特定挑战。项目目标是通过研讨会和虚拟合作来实现的，这些研讨会和虚拟合作将研究人员，土著社区成员和遗产保护专业人员汇集在一起​​，具有以前的负责管理，保护和共享土著数字数据的经验，并将3D技术用于遗产保护。共同制定的指南概述了可以在开发中使用的道德考虑因素：1）与起源/后代社区的伙伴关系，2）关于使用3D技术的机构和特定于收集的博物馆保险公司，3）3）用于文化上适当使用3D技术的部落政策，以及4）培训材料和课程的培训材料和课程的配置，以使其整合其他研究范围杂乱无章。该项目探讨了使用3D技术以保留本地祖先遗产的先前经验出现的问题。这些问题包括促进道德上声音3D遗产保护项目的因素；这些实践在3D项目中有用，以培养一种同样参与学术和土著观点的诚信文化；考虑什么构成了使用3D技术来保存土著文化遗产的负责任行为；并解决基于实践的问题，有助于理解数字保存和呈现土著遗产的道德挑战。该项目将3D建模和遗产代表定为关于博物馆管理和人类学收集实践中非殖民核心方法的更大论述的一部分。这项工作的结果可以适应培训未来的研究人员和数字遗产管理专业人员，并在遗产文档中建立有意义的合作伙伴关系。这项研究通过向遗产管理政策告知遗产伦理学对于创建和管理涉及土著收藏的3D数字化项目的重要性来培养学术诚信文化。该奖项由地球科学局和教育和人力资源局资助。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准，认为值得通过评估来获得支持。