Postgraduate Course: Mosques, Palaces and Gardens in the Golden Age of Islam (HIAR11035)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
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 |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Rising at the confluence of several older traditions, Islamic architecture reached astounding levels of refinement during its first four centuries. This course explores its origins and development at the apogee of the civilisation of Islam, in the 7th to 10th centuries. The area covered stretches from Spain to the borders of China, with its core centres in Syria and Iraq. Using evidence from artefacts and texts, we will seek to understand the meaning attached to buildings by their makers within a broad context that also involves the visual arts, notably calligraphy, mosaic and painting. The course will thereby illustrate the unique creative synthesis of ancient traditions that gave rise to Islamic art. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Students will gain knowledge of key buildings, places and artefacts that marked the golden age of Islam. This will provide the basis for a reflection about the multiple factors at play in material culture - like faith, symbolism, power - and the different ways to approach them. In doing so, students will be encouraged to hold a critical stance towards both the analysis of artefacts and their modern interpretation. |
Assessment Information
| 4000 word essay |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Alain George
Tel:
Email: a.george@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Christopher Miller
Tel: 0131 221 6150
Email: c.miller@ed.ac.uk |
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