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Study programmes 2011-2012Last update : 14/06/2012
HAAR0117-1  Seminar on history of the art of Prehistory

Duration :  30h SEM
Number of credits :  
Master in History of Art and Archeology : General, Research Focus, 1st yearSecond semester5
History of Art and Archaeology : Musicology, Research Focus, 1st yearSecond semester5
Master in History of Art and Archeology : Archeometrics, Research Focus, 1st yearSecond semester5
Master in History of Art and Archeology : Archeometrics, Research Focus, 2nd yearSecond semester5
Master in History of Art and Archeology : General, Teaching Focus, 1st yearSecond semester5
Master in History of Art and Archeology : General, Professional focus in Museology , 1st yearSecond semester5
Master in History of Art and Archeology : GeneralSecond semester5
Master in History of Art and Archeology : MusicologySecond semester5
Lecturer :  Marcel Otte
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Course contents :  
The course focuses on the arts of all the agricultural and metalworking cultures around the world. In particular, modalities of appearance of the human figure are studied and with it the notion of divinity and religion.
Learning outcomes of the course :  
The different modes of plastic expression will be examined, from ceramics to metallurgy, and the impact of these different materials will be considered from both plastic and aesthetic viewpoints. The agency of iconic components can be decoded and come from story structures to symbolic value, linked to situations where these arts were expressed.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
None.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Duration and period: 30 hours, 2nd term.

Classroom and schedule: Auditorium A4/S100 (building A4), Monday, 4-6 pm.
Recommended or required readings :  
Reference book : M. Otte, Arts protohistoriques. L'aurore des dieux, Bruxelles : De Boeck, 2007.
A bibliography of the major reference works is distributed at the beginning of the year.
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Oral examination. Exam session in June.
Contacts :  
Professor
Marcel OTTE, professeur ordinaire
Département des Sciences historiques
Service de Préhistoire, 7 place du 20-Août bât A1, B-4000 Liège
Tél.: 04.366.54.76 - Fax : 04.366.55.51
E-mail: Marcel.Otte@ulg.ac.be(Marcel.Otte@ulg.ac.be%20)
Assistant
Pierre NOIRET
Tél.: 04.366.58.39


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