Spring 2024 Art History UN3101 section 001

The Public Monument in Antiquity

Pub. Monument in Antiquit

Call Number 12867
Day & Time
Location
R 4:10pm-6:00pm
934 Schermerhorn Hall [SCH]
Points 4
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Zainab Bahrani
Type SEMINAR
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

This seminar will focus on the invention of the public monument as a commemorative genre, and the related concepts of time, memory and history in the ancient Near East (west Asia), Egypt, and Greece. Public monuments will be studies in conjunction with ancient texts (in translation) as well as historical criticism, archaeological and art historical theories. The seminar considers ancient monuments in relation to, and in the context of, modern concepts of monuments, history and heritage and the debates surrounding them. The seminar also introduces these methodologies and debates to students.

Web Site Vergil
Department Art History and Archaeology
Enrollment 8 students (12 max) as of 4:07PM Friday, December 13, 2024
Subject Art History
Number UN3101
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Note "Application required; please see department website ""Sprin
Section key 20241AHIS3101W001