Postgraduate Course: Dress and Identity in the Roman Empire (PGHC11271)
Course Outline
| School |
School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Postgraduate (School of History and Classics) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
The introduction of this new course is necessitated by the need to maintain a sufficient degree of choice for students. The course focuses on dress in the Roman world and aims to familiarise students with this realm of material culture and current research in this field. In recent years, scholars have begun to realise that dress choice could reflect identity (status, gender, ethnicity) and that, as such, the study of dress behaviour holds enormous potential for Roman cultural and social history. The course will be interdisciplinary in character, drawing on theoretical models from the social sciences as well as written, pictorial and other archaeological sources. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
First Class to be held Wednesday 23rd September, 1000, 3.16 David Hume Tower. |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The course aims to promote knowledge of the wide range of dress forms in the Roman world and its use for questions of cultural and social history and to develop students? abilities to use diverse disciplinary and theoretical approaches. They will be encouraged to combine pictorial, archaeological and historical approaches, shaped by their individual interests.
On successful completion of the course, students will be able, in the context of two scholarly essays and class discussions, to:
? demonstrate a knowledge of dress theory, diverse source material for dress history and various dress types
? use this knowledge to formulate theories regarding identity processes among the population of Rome and its provinces
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Assessment Information
| 2 essays of 1500-2000 words each |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Ursula Rothe
Tel:
Email: ursula.rothe@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mr Nicholas Ovenden
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
Email: Niko.Ovenden@ed.ac.uk |
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