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W4175
Anatolian Art and Architecture Anatolian Art and Architecture is a lecture course designed for graduate students and upper level undergraduates. There are no prerequisites, but will be helpful to have had some background in the archaeology, art history, or history of the Mediterranean and/or Near East. The course is a detailed chronological and topical examination of the art and architectural forms of Anatolia, as taken broadly to refer to an northeastern perspective on the Mediterranean. The first half of the semester covers the Neolithic through the Middle Bronze Age. The second half investigates the Late Bronze Age, or the Hittite period. During the course, in addition to site-specific and chronologically pertinent readings, there are topical readings designed to inspire critical discussion of gender, complex society, the use of space, trade, and other subjects. Students are expected to attend class lectures and to participate in discussions. Some classes will take place in the archaeology lab on the sixth floor of Schermerhorn Hall. There will be one group fieldtrip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. There are midterm and final exams, inclusive of maps, slide identifications, and essay questions. The written component of the class is a project of the student’s selection that should be submitted as a rough draft and then revised for a final project paper. Those projects should derive from work with a primary excavation report of a site in the area of study in the class, making use of architectural plans, stratigraphy, and finds to address a question of interest to the student. For requirements, readings, and schedule, download the syllabus above |
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