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Course Description
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Course Name
Studies in the Ancient Imagination
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Host University
University of Galway
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Location
Galway, Ireland
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Area of Study
Architecture, Art History, Classics, Literature, Studio Art
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Course Level Recommendations
Lower
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ECTS Credits
5 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits2
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units3
Hours & Credits
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Overview
This course will look at Imperial public art and architecture and the representation of ethnic and political realities from Augustus to Justinian and Theodora. We will investigate the Roman conceptualization of the fringe of empire and its portrayal at the administrative core in terms of Roman Imperial expansion and later contraction and collapse. We will review artistic influence and hybrid imagery in terms of transition and flux, both geographically and ideologically, with a focus on the rise of Christian iconography, while the potency of such imagery will be weighted by their legacy and exploitation under Pope Sixtus V, Napoleon and Mussolini.
Recommended Reading:
Strong, D. 1995 (second edition) Roman Art. Yale.
Ward-Perkins, J.B. Roman Imperial Architecture. New Haven ; London.
Zanker, P. 1989 The Power of Images in the Age of Augustus . Ann Arbor.
Further Reading:
Bergmann, B. and Kondoleon, C. (ed.) 1999 The Art of Ancient Spectacle. Washington.
Holscher, Tonio (forward by Jas Elsner, translated by Anthony Snodgrass and Annemarie Kunzl-Snodgrass) 2004 The Language of Images in Roman Art. CUP.
Course Disclaimer
Courses and course hours of instruction are subject to change.
Credits earned vary according to the policies of the students' home institutions. According to ISA policy and possible visa requirements, students must maintain full-time enrollment status, as determined by their home institutions, for the duration of the program.
ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) credits are converted to semester credits/quarter units differently among U.S. universities. Students should confirm the conversion scale used at their home university when determining credit transfer.
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