Postgraduate Course: Early and Archaic Greek Art and Archaeology (PGHC11510)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | An exploration of Greek art and architecture and society from its beginnings in the Bronze Age through the Dark Ages, and the Geometric and Archaic periods (c. 3000-480 B.C.). |
| Course description |
Emphasis will be on political, historical, religious, and social context. Of special interest are Greek interactions with the Near East, the development of the polis, large-scale sanctuaries and architecture; the function and deployment of myth in vase painting and sculpture; new forms of government; class structure.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2020/21, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 9 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
152 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
80 %,
Practical Exam
20 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework: 4,000-5,000 word essay (80%)
Non-written skills: attendance and participation (20%) |
| Feedback |
Students will receive feedback on their coursework, and will have the opportunity to discuss that feedback further with the Course Organiser during their published office hours for this course or by appointment. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of the varied complexity of the large body of evidence for this time period in both written and archaeological contexts across a vast geography in coursework;
- demonstrate an understanding of the chief scholarly questions and problems concerning this material in coursework;
- demonstrate an understanding of this material and its importance for the political,social, and cultural history of the ancient Mediterranean in coursework;
- demonstrate an ability to analyse the primary and secondary scholarship critically and thoughtfully in coursework;
- demonstrate the ability to analyse and formulate an argument in coursework.
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Reading List
Barletta, B. 2001. Origins of the Greek Architectural Orders. Cambridge.
Barringer, J. M. 2014. The Art and Archaeology of Greece. Cambridge.
Castleden, R. 2005. The Mycenaeans. London.
Dickinson, O. 2006. The Aegean from Bronze Age to Iron Age. London.
Fitton, J. L. 2002. The Minoans. London.
Gunter, A. 2009. Greek Art and the Orient. Cambridge.
Hurwit, J. 1999. The Athenian Acropolis. Cambridge.
Markoe, G. 1996. "The Emergence of Orientalizing in Greek Art." Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 301: 47-67.
Mazarakis Ainian, A. 1997. From Rulers' Dwellings to Temples: Architecture, Religion and Society in Early Iron Age Greece (1100-700 B.C.). Jonsered.
Palagia, O. 2006. Greek Sculpture: Function, Materials, Techniques. Cambridge.
Rystedt, E. and B. Wells, eds. 2006. Pictorial Pursuits: Figurative Painting on Mycenaean and Geometric Pottery. Stockholm.
Sparkes, B.A. 1996. The Red and the Black: Studies in Greek Pottery. London and New York. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
After successful completion of this course, students will have gained research skills in classical studies, in-depth knowledge of key monuments and sites in the Early Greek world, a greater understanding of Greek religion and history, and the ability to collate and understand methodological difficulties in reading archaeological and written sources, both together and individually.
Students will develop skills to analyze material and written sources for the ancient world, read modern scholarship on the ancient world with a critical eye, craft and express arguments in written form, and write a formal research essay. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Judith Barringer
Tel: (0131 6)50 3584
Email: J.M.Barringer@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Cristina Roman
Tel: (0131 6)50 4577
Email: Cristina.Roman@ed.ac.uk |
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