printer friendly pageCLASSART 21Q: Eight Great Archaeological Sites in Europe
Preference to sophomores. Focus is on excavation, features and finds, arguments over interpretation, and the place of each site in understanding the archaeological history of Europe. Goal is to introduce the latest archaeological and anthropological thought, and raise key questions about ancient society. The archaeological perspective foregrounds interdisciplinary study: geophysics articulated with art history, source criticism with analytic modeling, statistics interpretation. A web site with resources about each site, including plans, photographs, video, and publications, is the basis for exploring.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: Writing 2, GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
Instructors:
Shanks, M. (PI)
CLASSART 101: Archaic Greek Art (ARTHIST 101, ARTHIST 301, CLASSART 201)
The development of Greek art and culture from protogeometric beginnings to the Persian Wars, 1000-480 B.C.E. The genesis of a native Greek style; the orientalizing phase during which contact with the Near East and Egypt transformed Greek art; and the synthesis of East and West in the 6th century B.C.E.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
Instructors:
Maxmin, J. (PI)
CLASSART 102: Empire and Aftermath: Greek Art from the Parthenon to Praxiteles (ARTHIST 102, ARTHIST 302)
The course explores the art and architecture of the Athenian Empire in the age of Pericles, and then considers the effects of civil war and plague on Greek art and society in the later 5th and early 4th centuries.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
| Repeatable
1 times
(up to 4 units total)
Instructors:
Maxmin, J. (PI)
CLASSART 106: Byzantine Art and Architecture, 300-1453 C.E. (ARTHIST 106, ARTHIST 306, CLASSART 206)
Art-historical developments, and monuments and works of art. Topics include: the transition from naturalism to abstraction; imperial art and court culture; pilgrimage and cult of saints; and secular art and luxury objects.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
CLASSART 109: Greek Art In and Out of Context (ARTHIST 203)
The cultural contexts in which art served religious, political, commercial, athletic, sympotic, and erotic needs of Greek life.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
Instructors:
Maxmin, J. (PI)
CLASSART 110: Appropriations of Greek Art (ARTHIST 204A)
Upper division seminar. The history of the appropriation of Greek art by Rome, the Renaissance, Lord Elgin, and Manet. Enrollment limited to 6. Prerequisite:
ARTHIST 102 or consent of instructor.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4-5
Instructors:
Maxmin, J. (PI)
CLASSART 113: Ten Things: An Archaeology of Design (CLASSART 213, STS 112)
Connections among science, technology, society and culture by examining the design of a prehistoric hand axe, Egyptian pyramid, ancient Greek perfume jar, medieval castle, Wedgewood teapot, Edison's electric light bulb, computer mouse, Sony Walkman, supersonic aircraft, and BMW Mini. Interdisciplinary perspectives include archaeology, cultural anthropology, science studies, history and sociology of technology, cognitive science, and evolutionary psychology.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-A-II, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Shanks, M. (PI)
CLASSART 114: Ceramics: Art and Science (ARCHLGY 117)
From clay to culture. Design, technology, manufacture, and consumption of ceramics. Guest lecturers, site visits, and hands-on studio work.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-5
Instructors:
Shanks, M. (PI)
CLASSART 118: Hagia Sophia (ARTHIST 208)
By employing a methodology based in psychoacoustics, semiotics, and phenomenology, this course explores the relationship among sound, water, marble, meaning, and religious experience in the sixth-century church of HagianSophia built by emperor Justinian in Constantinople. We will read medieval sources describing the interior and ritual, make short movies exploring the shimmer of marble in buildings on campus, and study the acoustics of domed buildings through computer auralization done at Stanford's CCRMA (Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics)
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
| Repeatable
1 times
(up to 5 units total)
Instructors:
Pentcheva, B. (PI)
CLASSART 142: Archaeology of Roman Slavery (CLASSART 242)
The archaeology of Roman slavery embodies a paradox: slavery was ubiquitous in Roman society but did not leave distinct material traces that archaeologists can easily identify. Explore that paradox by examining ancient writings on Roman slavery in conjunction with built spaces, visual images, and artifacts. Discuss more recent slave societies for purposes of comparison and contrast. Learn to analyze different kinds of historical and archaeological evidence, how to reconstruct social and spatial dynamics, and how ancient Roman slavery and society worked.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4-5
Instructors:
Trimble, J. (PI)
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