Postgraduate Course: Rome across Time and Space. Visual Culture and Cultural exchanges, c. 300-1300 (HIAR11044)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Arts, Culture and Environment |
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 |
History of Art |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.arthistory.ed.ac.uk
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
Between 312 when the pagan Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity and 1305 when Pope Clement V left for Avignon, the City of Rome was one of the leading centres of the world. The former imperial capital was transformed into the administrative seat of the papacy and, later, of the Roman Commune too, being admired, often revered and sometimes even $ùfeared&© for its influence as the political and intellectual centre of all Christendom. Rome thus became one of the most important goals of pilgrimage, and a vibrant centre of cultural exchange where unrivalled expressions of art and architecture were constantly being commissioned. Whilst the rulers of the City preserved the essential legacy of the Ancient World by turning antique buildings into churches, they quickly learned to $ùmanipulate&© this legacy and, in so doing, transformed its original meaning. Rome&©s imperial heritage, ritual and public space, religious and secular architecture, mosaics, frescoes, icons and sculpture will be examined in their historical and intellectual context. |
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 |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Blocks 1-3 (Sem 1-2), Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
Week 1, Friday, 10:00 - 12:00, Zone: Central. Sem3, Minto House, Chambers Street |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
-Knowledge of art and architecture produced in Rome over a thousand years, and understanding of their multiple meanings, function, reception and reflections.
-Familiarity with the interplay between archaeological, art-historical and written evidence.
-Understanding of the transformation of a city over a long period.
-Understanding of the rôle of modern copies in the study of medieval works of art (in particular on the basis of the first-hand analysis of copies of medieval Roman mosaics at the National Galleries of Scotland).
-Critical use of both textual and visual evidence.
-Critical engagement with modern scholarship and with different methodological approaches.
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Assessment Information
| 4,000 word essay |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
This course brings students to a real awareness of Rome over a thousand-year period and develops the |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Claudia Bolgia
Tel:
Email: C.Bolgia@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Lucy Hawkins
Tel: (0131 6)51 3212
Email: Lucy.Hawkins@ed.ac.uk |
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