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2021/2022

Roman Art

Code: 100426 ECTS Credits: 6
Degree Type Year Semester
2500239 Art History OB 2 1
2500241 Archaeology OT 3 0
2500241 Archaeology OT 4 0
2503702 Ancient Studies OT 4 1
The proposed teaching and assessment methodology that appear in the guide may be subject to changes as a result of the restrictions to face-to-face class attendance imposed by the health authorities.

Contact

Name:
Montserrat Claveria Nadal
Email:
Montserrat.Claveria@uab.cat

Use of Languages

Principal working language:
catalan (cat)
Some groups entirely in English:
No
Some groups entirely in Catalan:
Yes
Some groups entirely in Spanish:
Yes

Prerequisites

Good level of reading foreign languages (English, Italian, French).

Objectives and Contextualisation

To provide fundamental knowledge of stylistic, technical, iconographic and historical nature of the artistic Roman productions.

The student will be qualified to analyse the works, to locate them in the period in which they were produced and to relate them with the cultural context of their time.

Competences

    Art History
  • Critically analysing from the acquired knowledge a work of art in its many facets: formal values, iconographic significance, artistic techniques and procedures, elaboration process and reception mechanisms.
  • Interpreting a work of art in the context in which it was developed and relating it with other forms of cultural expression.
  • Recognising the evolution of the artistic imagery from the antiquity to the contemporary visual culture.
  • Students must be capable of applying their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and they should have building arguments and problem resolution skills within their area of study.
  • Students must develop the necessary learning skills in order to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
    Archaeology
  • Applying the necessary skills to the management, valuation and divulgation of the historical-archaeological patrimony.
  • Contextualizing and analysing historical processes.
  • Developing critical thinking and reasoning and communicating them effectively both in your own and other languages.
  • Managing the main methods, techniques and analytic tools in archaeology.
  • Students must be capable of applying their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and they should have building arguments and problem resolution skills within their area of study.
  • Students must be capable of collecting and interpreting relevant data (usually within their area of study) in order to make statements that reflect social, scientific or ethic relevant issues.
  • Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
  • Students must develop the necessary learning skills to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
  • Students must have and understand knowledge of an area of study built on the basis of general secondary education, and while it relies on some advanced textbooks it also includes some aspects coming from the forefront of its field of study.
    Ancient Studies
  • Be able to express oneself orally and in writing in the specific language of history, archaeology and philology, both in one’s own languages and a third language.
  • Interrelate linguistic, historical and archaeological knowledge of the ancient world with knowledge of other areas of the humanities, mainly ancient literature, philosophy and art.
  • Recognise the impact of some important aspects of the ancient world in contemporary culture and society.
  • Students must develop the necessary learning skills to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Accurately defining and explaining an artistic object with the specific language of art criticism.
  2. Accurately describing the artistic object with the specific language of art criticism.
  3. Analyse an artistic image and place it in its cultural context.
  4. Analysing ideas about an artistic phenomenon in a given cultural context.
  5. Analysing the artistic imagery, placing it in its cultural context.
  6. Analysing the creators of an artistic phenomenon in a specific cultural context.
  7. Analysing the recipients of an artistic phenomenon in a specific cultural context.
  8. Apply the techniques and instruments of archaeological analysis to the study of ancient material remains.
  9. Applying both knowledge and analytical skills to the resolution of problems related to their area of study.
  10. Applying proper techniques and analytical tools in case studies.
  11. Applying the iconographic knowledge to the reading of artistic imagery.
  12. Autonomously searching, selecting and processing information both from structured sources (databases, bibliographies, specialized magazines) and from across the network.
  13. Carrying out oral presentations using appropriate academic vocabulary and style.
  14. Connecting an artistic imagery with other cultural phenomena within its period.
  15. Describe the main characteristics of Iberian Peninsula archaeological sites from the Pre-Classical, Greek and Roman periods
  16. Describe the main typological characteristics of town centres in Greco-Roman antiquity
  17. Distinguish the techniques and the process for creating an art object
  18. Distinguish the techniques and the process for creating an art object.
  19. Distinguishing the elaboration techniques and processes of an artistic object.
  20. Effectively expressing themselves and applying the argumentative and textual processes of formal and scientific texts.
  21. Efficiently presenting knowledge in oral and written form.
  22. Encouraging creativity and fomenting innovative ideas.
  23. Examining an artistic imagery and distinguishing its formal, iconographic and symbolic values.
  24. Explain the contexts of historical processes in classical antiquity
  25. Explain the mechanisms of reception of an ancient work of art
  26. Explain the mechanisms of reception of an ancient work of art.
  27. Explaining the reception mechanisms of a work of art.
  28. Identify and explain scenes, motifs, gods and other mythical characters on the basis of their artistic representations throughout antiquity
  29. Identify and explain scenes, motifs, gods and other mythical characters on the basis of their artistic representations throughout antiquity.
  30. Identifying main and supporting ideas and expressing them with linguistic correctness.
  31. Identifying the artistic imagery, placing it into its cultural context.
  32. Identifying the characteristic methods of Archaeology and its relationship with the historical analysis.
  33. Identifying the context of the historical processes.
  34. Identifying the specific methods of History and its relationship with the analysis of particular facts.
  35. Interpreting material sources and the archaeological record.
  36. Locating the information in a secondary bibliography.
  37. Mastering and identifying the history of immediate environment.
  38. Mastering the Universal Ancient History.
  39. Mastering the diachronic structure of the past.
  40. Mastering the relevant languages to the necessary degree in the professional practice.
  41. Point out the formal, iconographic and symbolic values of an artistic image from classical antiquity
  42. Point out the formal, iconographic and symbolic values of an artistic image from classical antiquity.
  43. Preparing an oral and written discourse in the corresponding language in a proper and organized way.
  44. Recognising the importance of controlling the quality of the work's results and its presentation.
  45. Reconstruct the artistic landscape of a particular cultural context.
  46. Reconstructing the artistic outlook of a particular cultural context.
  47. Relate an artistic image to other cultural phenomena of the same period.
  48. Submitting works in accordance with both individual and small group demands and personal styles.
  49. Transmitting the results of archaeological research and clearly communicating conclusions in oral and written form to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
  50. Using computing tools, both basics (word processor or databases, for example) and specialised software needed in the professional practice.
  51. Using suitable terminology when drawing up an academic text.
  52. Using the specific interpretational and technical vocabulary of the discipline.
  53. Working in teams, respecting the other's points of view and designing collaboration strategies.

Content

1. Spatial, historical and chronological contextualization.

2. Genres

Architecture

Sculpture

Painting

Mosaic

Decorative Art and Luxury Arts.

3. Artist and Commissioning Roman Art.

4. Context and Themes.

Methodology

- Theoretical lessons.

- Learning by tasks: Elaboration of works and oral presentations in the classroom using bibliographic documentation and diverse resources of specialized information.

- Tutorials by using the Moodle.

- Tutorship of the supervised activities and the individual work of the student.

Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

Activities

Title Hours ECTS Learning Outcomes
Type: Directed      
Theoretical lessons 43.5 1.74 6, 7, 31, 1, 19, 23, 46, 14
Type: Supervised      
Integrated tutorships to support learning and work preparation. Challenges Base Learning 5 0.2 6, 7, 31, 1, 19, 23, 14
Type: Autonomous      
Elaboration of works, documentary and bibliographical consultations, personal study 70 2.8 6, 7, 31, 1, 19, 23, 46, 14

Assessment

Activities

1. Written proof. Minimum grade to do average: 3'5 points out of 10. If the grade is lower, the exam will have to be repeated on the date set for the recuperation.

2. Oral presentation on a topic developed in group. This activity is not recoverable.

3. Concept reinforcement task. This activity is not recoverable.

Clarifications 

In the event that tests or exams cannot be taken onsite, they will be adapted to an online format made available through the UAB’s virtual tools (original weighting will be maintained). Homework, activities and class participation will be carried out through forums, wikis and/or discussion on Teams, etc. Lecturers will ensure that students are able to access these virtual tools, or will offer them feasible alternatives.

The lecturer will inform the students (Moodle) of the procedure and date of revision of the exam.

The student will receive the grade of Non-evaluable as long as they have not submitted any evaluation activity.

Plagiarism

In the event of a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, the student will be given a zero for this activity, regardless of any disciplinary process that may take place. In the event of several irregularities in assessment activities of the same subject, the student will be given a zero as the final grade for this subject.

Assessment Activities

Title Weighting Hours ECTS Learning Outcomes
Oral presentation on a topic developed in group 35% 26.2 1.05 13, 21, 49, 52, 50
Written proof 50% 1.3 0.05 6, 7, 4, 3, 5, 31, 11, 10, 8, 9, 41, 42, 1, 2, 15, 16, 19, 17, 18, 37, 39, 38, 23, 24, 25, 27, 26, 33, 32, 34, 29, 28, 30, 46, 45, 14, 47
concept reinforcement task 15% 4 0.16 6, 4, 31, 12, 1, 40, 43, 22, 23, 27, 20, 51, 35, 36, 48, 44, 21, 53

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Software

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