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SPRING 2016 FAH 210A: ANCIENT EGYPTIAN AND NEAR EASTERN ART Dr. Madeleine S. Kaufman 888-5986 (voice mail only) also 645-0460 Office hours: 7:15-7:45 am and 9:00-9:15 am MWF, or by appointment Email: [email protected], [email protected] Course: This course is designed to introduce you to the art and architecture of two ancient civilizations whose creations have influenced the art of the western world. We will learn what pyramids were really all about, how the Egyptians influenced others (the Greeks, for instance) and why the ziggurats of Mesopotamia still hold an important place in our imaginations. We will look at the temples, tombs, pottery, painting and sculpture of Pharaonic Egypt and the ancient Near East—what these objects meant to their creators and how they have influenced the things we see around us. We will examine questions of style and technique, grapple with art history research tools new and old and, finally, learn how to analyze and write about buildings, paintings and sculptures clearly and effectively. Texts: Gay Robins: The Art of Ancient Egypt (revised edition) FIELD 3: LITERATURE AND THE ARTS Designated courses that enable students to understand the aesthetic dimension of creative work in the fine arts and/or literature and to understand how that creative work mirrors and shapes human experience. Goals & Objectives Content: Goal: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the aesthetic dimension of human life through the study of literature, art, or music and the ways in which they mirror and shape the human experience. Objectives: Students will: • Identify specific techniques, styles, or formalistic properties of particular examples of literature, art, or music. • Identify the relationship of particular examples of literature, art, or music to the traditions from which they have emerged. • Demonstrate an understanding of how creative work in literature, art, or music mirrors and shapes human experience. Skills: Goal: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the methods of literary and artistic criticism and interpretation. Objectives: Students will: • Critically evaluate the methods of literary and/or artistic criticism and interpretation employed in the study of literature, art, or music. Employ the methods of literary and/or artistic criticism and interpretation in the study of literature, art, or music. GLOBAL AWARENESS DESIGNATION Designated courses that enable students to develop an understanding of geographical regions other than the United States with a focus on their history, culture, and/or political systems. Courses designated as Global Awareness may have more learning objectives in addition to those associated with the Core. Goals & Objectives Content: Goal: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the history, culture, and/or political systems of societies, states, and peoples other than the United States. Objectives: Students will: • Identify and describe the history, social structures, political institutions, and/or patterns of cultural expression that characterize specific societies, states, and peoples outside the United States. • Identify the various factors that have contributed to the history and development of social structures, political institutions, and patterns of cultural expression that characterize specific societies, states, peoples, and cultures outside the United States. Skills: Goal: Students will demonstrate how their knowledge of geographical regions other than the United States fosters greater awareness of the world in which the students live. Objectives: Students will: • Critically analyze how the history, culture, and/or political systems of geographical regions other than the United States inform the way people outside the United States view themselves. Critically analyze and reflect on how their knowledge of the history, culture, and/or political systems of geographical regions other than the United States inform the way in which the students understand their relationship to the world. Grades: Your final grade will depend on the results of 1) 3 oral presentations (50 pts. each), 2) announced quizzes (25 pts. each), 3) a midterm (100 pts.), 4) a final cumulative exam (100 pts.) and 5) class participation and attendance (up to 25 pts.). An optional research paper is possible (up to 15 pts.). On the quizzes, hourly exams and the final you will be asked to recognize, describe and analyze (from slides) objects and buildings important for the study of ancient Near Eastern and Egyptian art. Attendance is therefore important and required. Other questions on these exams will be based on the textbook and your notes. There can be no make-up exams without a doctor’s note. Academic Integrity: You are responsible for reading and understanding the Canisius College Code of Academic Integrity (http://www.canisius.edu/integrity/ ). Violations of the Code may result in instructor and/or college level sanctions ranging from failure on the assignment/course through dismissal from the college. Special note on Plagiarism: When you turn in assignments or exams to satisfy the requirements for this course, you are indicating it is your own work The failure to properly acknowledge your use of another work is plagiarism. All references must be cited according to the guidelines as described on the writing assignment handout. Plagiarism of any kind will result in a failing grade and a report of the violation as per the notification procedures outlined in the Code. Week of: Jan. 18 Selected Topics: Introduction, Uruk: Temples and Mosaics Jan. 23 Warka Vase and Warka Head, The Royal Cemetery of Ur: Gold and Sacrifice Jan. 30 Sargon, Gudea and Hammurabi: Celebrating Kingship in Statuary Feb. 6 Hittites, Kassites, Middle Assyria Feb. 13 The Assyrian Empire and Bas-Relief Propaganda Feb. 22 Egyptian Beginnings: Uniting Upper and Lower Egypt Reading: Robins chaps. 1 & 2 Feb. 27 Slate Palettes, The Mastaba, The Reliefs of Hesy-Ra Mar. 5 The Pyramid Builders: Stepped, Bent and Great Pyramids Reading: Robins chapters 3 & 4 Mar. 19 Middle Kingdom: Worried Pharaohs and Rock-Cut Tombs Reading: Robins chaps. 5, 6, & 7 Mar. 26 A Forest of Columns: Egyptian Temples Temple and Tomb of Queen Hatshepsut Reading: Robins chapter 8 Apr. 2 A Heretic Pharaoh and his Artistic Revolution: Akhenaten Reading: Robins chap. 9 Apr. 11 Tutankhamun Reading: Robins chap. 10 Apr. 16 Art and Empire: Ramesses the Great and Abu Simbel Apr. 23 New Directions Reading Robins chap. 11