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2022/2023

Greek Art

Code: 100427 ECTS Credits: 6
Degree Type Year Semester
2500239 Art History OB 2 1
2503702 Ancient Studies OT 4 1

Contact

Name:
Francesc Josep De Rueda Roige
Email:
francescjosep.derueda@uab.cat

Use of Languages

Principal working language:
spanish (spa)
Some groups entirely in English:
No
Some groups entirely in Catalan:
No
Some groups entirely in Spanish:
Yes

Teachers

Heri Abruņa Marti

Prerequisites

Foreign language skills at a level of reading comprehension are required in order to carry out supervised and autonomous activities.

Objectives and Contextualisation

To provide fundamental knowledge of stylistic, technical, iconographic and historical nature of the artistic productions of the pre-Hellenic and ancient Greek civilizations.

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 background 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.
    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 creators of an artistic phenomenon in a specific cultural context.
  6. Analysing the recipients of an artistic phenomenon in a specific cultural context.
  7. Applying the iconographic knowledge to the reading of artistic imagery.
  8. Autonomously searching, selecting and processing information both from structured sources (databases, bibliographies, specialized magazines) and from across the network.
  9. Connecting an artistic imagery with other cultural phenomena within its period.
  10. Distinguish the techniques and the process for creating an art object.
  11. Distinguishing the elaboration techniques and processes of an artistic object.
  12. Efficiently presenting knowledge in oral and written form.
  13. Encouraging creativity and fomenting innovative ideas.
  14. Examining an artistic imagery and distinguishing its formal, iconographic and symbolic values.
  15. Explain the mechanisms of reception of an ancient work of art.
  16. Explaining the reception mechanisms of a work of art.
  17. Identify and explain scenes, motifs, gods and other mythical characters on the basis of their artistic representations throughout antiquity.
  18. Identifying the artistic imagery, placing it into its cultural context.
  19. Point out the formal, iconographic and symbolic values of an artistic image from classical antiquity.
  20. Preparing an oral and written discourse in the corresponding language in a proper and organized way.
  21. Reconstruct the artistic landscape of a particular cultural context.
  22. Reconstructing the artistic outlook of a particular cultural context.
  23. Relate an artistic image to other cultural phenomena of the same period.
  24. Working in teams, respecting the other's points of view and designing collaboration strategies.

Content

1. The Pre-Hellenic Art and the Bronze Age.

2. The Geometric and Orientalizing Periods.

3. The Archaic Period.

4. The Classical Period.

5. The Hellenistic Period.

Methodology

- Theoretical lessons.

- Learning by tasks: Essays and, if applicable, microlessons, using bibliographic documentation and diverse resources of specialized information.

- Tutorials by using the Moodle.

- Tutorship of the supervised activities and the 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      
Lectures 43.5 1.74 5, 6, 4, 3, 18, 7, 19, 8, 1, 2, 11, 10, 20, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 22, 21, 9, 23, 12, 24
Type: Supervised      
Programmed tutorships to support learning and work preparation 5 0.2 13, 12, 24
Type: Autonomous      
Essays, documentary and bibliographical search, personal study 70 2.8 5, 6, 4, 3, 18, 7, 19, 8, 1, 2, 11, 10, 20, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 22, 21, 9, 23, 12, 24

Assessment

Activity 1:

Written Exercise (5 marks, 50 % of the final mark). Minimum mark to be able to do average: 2.5 marks out of 5. If the mark is lower, the written exercise can be repeated on the date set for it.

 

Activity 2:

Essay (3 marks, 30 % of the final mark). This activity is excluded from reassessment.

 

Activity 3:

Readings (2 marks, 20 % of the final mark). This activity is excluded from reassessment.

 

The final mark is the result of the addition of the marks obtained in all activities, provided that the mark in the written exercise (activity 1) is greater than or equal to 2.5 marks.

 

The student will get a "not assessable" as long as they have not submitted any evaluation activity.

 

At the time of each evaluative activity, the lecturer will inform the students (Moodle) of the procedure and the date of the revision of the marking.

 

Only the students who have not passed, but have sat for the three compulsory activities, have the right to a reassessment of the written exercise (activity 1) - the date is set by the Facultie's Academic Management. The maximum mark of this reassessment is 5. Activities 2 and 3 are excluded from reassessment.

 

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
Essay 30% 20 0.8 5, 6, 4, 3, 18, 7, 19, 8, 1, 2, 11, 10, 20, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 22, 21, 9, 23, 12, 24
Readings 20% 10.25 0.41 5, 6, 4, 3, 18, 19, 8, 1, 2, 11, 10, 20, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 22, 21, 9, 23, 12, 24
Written Exercise 50% 1.25 0.05 5, 6, 4, 3, 18, 7, 19, 8, 1, 2, 11, 10, 20, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 22, 21, 9, 23, 12, 24

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