Description
This course examines art historical approaches to studying the ancient Middle East in the Iron Age. These approaches foreground visual culture as a body of evidence in its own right for reconstructing social, political, and cultural developments across a broad temporal and regional span during the 1st millennium B.C. Weekly topics address historical issues such as continuity and change, imperial strategies, or cultural emulation, focusing on region-specific themes such as the 鈥淪yro-Hittite Kingdoms,鈥 鈥淎ssyrian Palace Reliefs,鈥 鈥淯rartian Imperial Art,鈥 or 鈥淛udaean Pillar Figurines鈥 among others. Reception of ancient images by the modern world are discussed in relations to the broader influence on art and scholarship. The penultimate session is a visit to the British Museum for a close examination of objects relevant to the time periods, regions, and themes under discussion, before concluding with an essay workshop in which students introduce their topics and relevant sources to the rest of the group for an informal feedback session to test approaches and swap ideas.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
听