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Art and Architecture of Ancient Greece and the Aegean –

GRS 371 Monday and Thursday 11:30 – 1 pm, MAC D110

Professor Brendan Burke Clearihue B424, Department of Greek and Roman Studies Office Hours: Tuesday 9:30-10:30 am and Wednesday 2:30-3:30 pm, or by appointment Office Phone: 250-721-8522 Mailbox: Department of Greek and Roman Studies, Clearihue B409 Course text: Greek Art and Archaeology J. Pedley (2007, Prentice Hall) Moodel site: http://moodle.uvic.ca/. This site will be updated frequently with lecture outlines and images for review. Please contact me or UVic Computer Helpdesk (helpdesk@uvic.ca) if you are having problems viewing the course web page. Course description: This course is an introduction to the art and architecture of the Greek world from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period. Architecture, sculpture, ceramics, and minor arts are examined as archaeological artifacts to understand Greek history and society. The course requires attendance at two illustrated slide lectures each week. You will be responsible for (i.e., examined on) some material not included in the texts but presented in the weekly lectures. You must complete all requirements for the course in order to receive a passing grade

Course objective: After this course students will be able to identify and describe the cultural significance of a variety of monuments and works of art, to trace the chronological periods within the field of Greek archaeology, and be able to research aspects of Greek material culture.

. Please consult the exam schedule before making your travel plans for the holiday break in December since make-up exams will not be possible. Students will be evaluated on two quizzes (15% each), one research paper (35%), and a cumulative final exam (35%).

Research paper: The term paper (approx. 7-9 pages, excluding bibliography) will focus on a topic approved by the instructor. Please schedule an office visit before the first week in October so that we can agree on the topic for research. The paper is due at the beginning of class Monday, November 22.

Grading: Percentage grades are assigned to the quizzes, research paper, and final exam. The following table shows the equivalencies used when converting numerical scores to letter grades. Grade point values and a general description of each grade is given. These grades correspond to the grading

LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Please review the UVic policy on Academic Integrity on pp. 33-34 of the University Calendar.

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on page 38 of the University of Victoria calendar.

Percentage Letter Grade

Grade Point

Percentage Letter Grade

Grade Point

95-100 A+ 9 70-74 B- 4 90-94 A 8 65-69 C+ 3 85-89 A- 7 60-64 C 2 80-84 B+ 6 50-59 D 1 75-79 B 5 <50 F 0

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Class Schedule: Below is an outline for the term with lecture topics. There may be some adjustments throughout the semester. Readings are to be completed before the class for which they have been scheduled.

COURSE OUTLINE

Monday Thursday

Week 1 September 9

The Study of Classical Greece

Week 2 September 13

Islands in the Stream Pedley, Ch. 1

September 16 Crete in the midst of the Great Green Sea

Pedley, Ch. 2

Week 3 September 20

Age of Heroes – Mycenaeans Pedley pp. 63-87

September 23 Collapse

Pedley pp. 88-104

Week 4 September 27

Dark Ages and a Spark Pedley pp. 105-116

September 30 Geometry and Order Pedley pp. 117-123

Week 5 October 4

Ex Oriente Lux: Friend or Foe October 7 Quiz #1

Week 6 October 11

Thanksgiving October 14

Aristocratic Youths Pedley Ch. 5

Week 7 October 18

Tyranny Pedley pp. 151-192

October 21 Birth of Democracy Pedley pp. 193-209

Week 8 October 25

Olympia and Delphi Pedley Ch. 7

October 28 Age of Transition

Week 9 November 1

Classical Athens Pedley Ch. 8

November 4 Beyond the Acropolis

Week 10 November 8

Quiz #2 November 11

READING BREAK

Week 11 November 15

Power Struggles Pedley pp. 289-311

November 18 Macedonians on the March

Week 12 November 22 (papers due!) How Great was Alexander?

Pedley pp. 311-335

November 25 The Hellenistic Age of Revival

Pedley Ch. 10

Week 13 November 29

Too Much of a Good Thing Pedley pp 387

December 2 Review

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GRS 371 Greek Art and Architecture – Research Paper Guidelines Topic: Consider a specific topic within the broad field of Greek art and architecture. I am happy to help you come up with a topic over email or during office hours - consulting me immediately before or after class is not usually a good time for detailed discussion. Your topic can include specific works we have discussed in class, such as a temple, a work of sculpture, or an iconographic theme used in Greek art. You may also focus on an archaeological problem related to the field of Greek archaeology, such as ethics, applications of science in Classical archaeology, reconciling textual sources with the material record. ALL PAPERS must incorporate specific examples in your discussion. You also need to ask a specific research question or pose a problem that you resolve in your paper. Please do not simply summarize research that has already been done on a topic, giving merely a description of a work of art or architecture. Make your objectives clear, give a brief review of the scholarship related to your topic, and make your conclusions logical. Examples of BAD topics are: ‘the role of women in Greek art’, ‘politics and society in Greek art’, ‘religion’. AVOID THESE as paper topics. Illustrations: You will probably want to include illustrations at the back of your paper. Be sure to label the figures (Fig. 1, 2, etc.), cite the source of your image (e.g., Pedley, fig. 3.23), and refer to them in your text. For example, "The Phaistos disc (Fig. 1) shows… " Format: For full credit, your paper should be in well-written academic English, in a standard font such as Times Roman, 12 pt., double-spaced, with 1 inch margins (no more), 7-9 pages in length. Please number all of your pages. Double-check the paper for errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, and general coherence. Read it out loud to yourself or to a friend to see that the paper is clear. Style counts as much as content. Please print out your paper – do not send me an email copy unless absolutely necessary. Do not use plastic binders. A simple staple is sufficient. The paper is DUE at the beginning of class Monday Nov. 22, 2010

. No late papers. Contact me if there are serious difficulties.

Documentation: All of your research needs to be properly documented. See pp. 33-4 of the University Calendar for the Policy on Academic Integrity for all submitted work. A bibliography of published works (between 5-10 sources) is necessary. Please list them in alphabetical order, by last name of author. Avoid heavy dependence on internet resources and make sure the ones you use are academic ones and meet university-level standards of scholarship. Please consult resources online through the UVic website, including JSTOR. For example, American Journal of Archaeology http://www.jstor.org/journals/ 00029114.html and Hesperia http://www.jstor.org/journals/0018098X.html Do not use websites related to tourism. If there are advertisements on the page, it’s not very reliable. You may write the bibliography in any commonly accepted format, but be consistent in style. You may also include footnotes at the bottom of each page, endnotes at the end of the text, or short internal citations within the body of the paper. A very few general

• Greek architectural orders as a reflection of ethnic identity; Origins of the Minoan palaces; Greek athletics in art; Nike of Samothrace; white-ground lekythoi; Temple of Aphaia at Aegina; The ethical problems of collecting ancient art – the Getty Museum, the Euphronios krater; Archaeological evidence for historical events - the Battle of Marathon, the plague; origins of Greek theater; Temple of Apollo at Bassae; Wall Paintings at Akrotiri and epic poetry.

topics for your consideration in formulating a research subject:

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Research Materials – START HERE Books on Reserve for GRS 371 at McPherson Library, Fall 2010 Aegean Bronze age / Oliver Dickinson. Archaeology of Greece : an introduction / William R. Biers. -- Art and culture of early Greece, 1100-480 B.C. / Jeffrey M. Hurwit. -- Art and experience in classical Greece / J. J. Pollitt. -- Art in the Hellenistic age / J.J. Pollitt. -- Art, artefacts, and chronology in classical archaeology / William R. Biers. -- Athenian Acropolis : history, mythology, and archaeology / Jeffrey M. Hurwit. Athenian black figure vases : a handbook / John Boardman. Athenian red figure vases : the classical period : a handbook / John Boardman. -- Greece in the bronze age/ Emily Vermeule. Greek art and archaeology / John Griffiths Pedley. Greek sculpture : an exploration / Andrew Stewart. -- Greek sculpture : the late classical period and sculpture in colonies and overseas / John Boardman. Internet Sources: Commercial websites (with advertisements) or personal photo sites (Flickr, Picasa, etc.) and travel blogs are NOT academic sources and must not be used. Any Wikipedia entry MUST have academic citations in the entry – footnotes, bibliography. Consult those original sources!! Do not rely on the Wiki entry alone. For online research please START with these links: Online journals through UVic Library http://www.jstor.org/action/showBasicSearch American Journal of Archaeology http://www.ajaonline.org/ Archaeology Magazine http://www.archaeology.org/ Athenian Agora http://www.agathe.gr/ Corinth Mapping http://corinth.sas.upenn.edu/corinth.html Isthmia project http://isthmia.osu.edu/ Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry http://www.rhodes.aegean.gr/maa_journal/ Metis maps http://www.stoa.org/metis/cgi-bin/cat Greek Ministry of Culture http://www.culture.gr/war/index.jsp Perseus http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/ Dartmouth Bronze Age http://projectsx.dartmouth.edu/classics/history/bronze_age/index.html Hesperia link http://www.atypon-link.com/ASCS/loi/hesp American School of Classical Studies at Athens http://www.ascsa.edu.gr/ Canadian Institute in Greece http://www.cig-icg.gr/ British School at Athens http://www.bsa.ac.uk/