ARHA 221 THE ARTS OF MEDITERRANEAN AND EUROPEAN CIVILIZATIONS: ANCIENT TO PRE-MODERN Spring 2011

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1 ARHA 221 THE ARTS OF MEDITERRANEAN AND EUROPEAN CIVILIZATIONS: ANCIENT TO PRE-MODERN Spring 2011 SYLLABUS Winter fishing in the Mediterranean (Island of Corfu, November 2010, photo A. Ricci) Schedule: Tuesday, Thursday: ; SOS 104 Office Hours and Contacts: Thursday, or by appointment, SOS #269; Tel ; Course content: An analysis of how and in which way/s the physical geography of the Mediterranean shaped and determined societies that grew on its shores and nearby territories. The Mediterranean is seen in this class as a world rather than a sea, shaped by historical moments, slow and sudden transformations, climactic changes, East and West transitions and exchanges. The European continent will be addressed for the role played by its Mediterranean territories in the 1

2 history of the sea and for the weight the Northern European continent exercised on the South and vice versa. The East will be considered for its ledge into the Mediterranean and for its contributions to the histories of the sea. Finally, the apparent dry soils of the Middle East, North Africa and Southern Spain will be carefully analyzed for their contribution to the artistic dialogue of the Mediterranean. Chronological Framework: From the first millennium B.C.E. through the beginning of the seventeenth century C.E. Course output: A broad historical perspective on Mediterranean history organized in a largely historical progression. Insights into specific historical periods, their artistic production, interpreters and viewers. A study of cultures within their territories and their movement as well as impact across the Mediterranean. Enhancement of art historical and architectural terminology as well as insights into methodological approaches. It also aims at developing visual analysis of art objects, architecture, archaeology and material culture. Study of reverberations and representations of past cultures in present-day Mediterranean history. Course organization: Two weekly classroom lectures. Thursdays classes will comprise ample time for discussion of weekly readings. All weekly readings need to be completed by class on Thursday. One Friday or Saturday fieldtrip to historical sites in Istanbul. Percentages: Class attendance and participation in class discussion, fieldtrip to historic Istanbul 20%; Assignments (Two, 10% each) 20%; Class Journals (Three, 5% each) 15%; Mid-Term 20%; Final Exam 25 % Grading scale: : A 92-87: A : B : B 79-77: B : C : C 2

3 69-67: C : D : D 59-0: F This course has no textbook. Weekly readings are collected in the ARHA 221 reading package, available at the Xerox center. Schedule and WEEK 1 February 15, 17 Introduction to course NO READINGS WEEK 2 February 22, 24 Mediterranean contrasts and Mediterranean perspectives J.J. Norwick, The Middle Sea. A History of the Mediterranean (London, 2007), Introduction (xiii-xviii); Chapter I (pp. 1-14) F. Braudel, Seeing the Sea, The Mediterranean in the Ancient World, R. De Ayla, F. Braudel eds., (London 2001): February 22: FIRST ASSIGNEMENT - Description and Handout WEEK 3 March 1, 3 Before Mare Nostrum: the Etruscans March 3: FIRST ASSIGNEMENT DUE In class F. Borrelli, M. C. Targia, The Etruscans. Art, Architecture, and History (Milan, 2003): 6-9, 62-65, 80-81, WEEK 4 March 8, 10 Sea without frontiers: Greek Colonies March 10: FIRST CLASS JOURNAL DUE - In class Norwick; pp

4 F. Longo, Introduction. The Greek Cities of Magna Graecia and Sicily (Los Angeles, 2004): 7-18 L. Cerchiai, Poseidonia/Paestum, The Greek Cities of Magna Graecia and Sicily (Los Angeles, 2004): WEEK 5 March 15, 17 Rome: the splendors of marble Norwick, pp ; (Roman History) Braudel, pp (The Roman Takeover of the Mediterranean) Ramage & Ramage, "Augustus and the Imperial Idea 27 BC- AD 14," pp ; WEEK 6 March 22, March 24 Romans at Bay: Pompeii and the Gulf of Naples Vitruvius, On Architecture, Book VI, Chapter I, Chapter IV, Chapter V, J. Henderson trans. (Cambridge, London 1934) S. L. Dyson, Conclusion: Towards a New Vision of the Roman Countryside, The Roman Countryside (London, 2004): Ramage & Ramage, "Pompeii and Herculaneum," pp WEEK 7 March 29, 31 Review in Preparation of the Midterm NO READINGS March 29: SECOND CLASS JOURNAL DUE - In class March 31: MIDTERM EXAM WEEK 8 April NO CLASSES SPRING BREAK WEEK 9 April 12, 14 Islam goes West: the Iberian Peninsula Norwich, pp (Islam and Medieval Spain) Ettinghausen, Grabar, Jenkins-Madina, "Western Islamic Lands," pp Choose one reading: N.N.N. Khoury, The Meaning of the Great Mosque in the Tenth Century, Muqarnas, 13 (1996): JSTOR: download from campus or the RCAC Or: 4

5 F. Ruggles, The Mirador in Abbasid and Hispano-Umayyad Garden Typology, Muqarnas, 7 (1990): JSTOR: download from campus or the RCAC WEEK 10 April 19, 21 Representing the Exotic : the Middle East April 21: SECOND CLASS JOURNAL - Due in class S. Walker, Painted Hellenes: Mummy Portraits from Late Roman Egypt, Approaching Late Antiquity. The Transformation from Early to Late Empire, S. Swain and M. Edwards eds. (Oxford, 2004): C. Braee, The Early Museums and the Formation of their Publics, Middle Eastern Cities, Public Places and Public Spheres in Transformation, H.C. Nielsen and J Skovgaard-Petersen eds. (Damascus, 2001): AT the RCAC WEEK 11 April 26, 28 Conserving the Mediterranean April 28: SECOND ASSIGNEMENT - Description and Handout G. Palumbo, Threats and Challenges to the Archaeological Heritage in the Mediterranean, Management Planning for Archaeological Sites, Conference Proceedings, J. M. Teutonico and G. Palumbo eds. (Los Angeles, 2002): Main Library: CC76 A It is checked out at the moment WEEK 12 May 3, 5 Between Worlds and at Sea: Sicily in the Middle Ages Norwich, pp Choose one: V. Biancone, S. Tusa, Palermo, Islamic Art in the Mediterranean. Siculo-Norman Art, Islamic Culture in Medieval Sicily (Milan, 2004): pp ; W. Tronzo, The Cultures of His Kingdom. Roger II and the Cappella Palatina in Palermo (Princeton, 1997): The Ensamble pp with illustrations at the end of the book; Additional Reading: On Self-Sufficiency of the Image in King Roger`s Sicily, with illustrations at the end of the book WEEK 13 May 10, 12 Sweet Lands of Cyprus: May 12: SECOND ASSIGNEMENT DUE - In class 5

6 Norwich, pp Consult the following links: Famagusta-Walled-City- Cyprus.html?utm_source=relatedarticles&utm_medium=internallink&utm_cam paign=smithmag&utm_content=endangered Site: Famagusta Walled City, Cyprus WEEK 14 May 17, 19 The Dodge and Islam: Venice and the Eastern Mediterranean May 19: THIRD CLASS JOURNAL DUE - In class D. Howard, Venice and the East. The impact of the Islamic World on Venetian Architecture , (New Haven & London 2000): Foreword xi-xv; Introduction 1-13; The Palazzo Ducale And (Turkish readers): Osmalı Döneminde Vendeik ve İstanbul, Exhibition Catalogue (Istanbul): 34-44; 50-53; 90-91; WEEK 15 May 24, 26 Review in Preparation of Final Exam NO READINGS DATE OF FINAL EXAM: WILL BE ANNOUNCED (Between June 1-14) FINAL GRADES: In by June 19 6