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Study programmes 2013-2014Last update : 13/05/2014
HAAR0121-2  Seminar on Greek art history

Duration :  30h SEM, 5d FT Tr. Pr.
Number of credits :  
Master in History of Art and Archeology : General, Research Focus, 1st year5
History of Art and Archaeology : Musicology, Research Focus, 1st year5
Master in History of Art and Archeology : Archeometrics, Research Focus, 1st year5
Master in History of Art and Archeology : Archeometrics, Research Focus, 2nd year5
Master in History of Art and Archeology : General, Teaching Focus, 1st year5
Master in History of Art and Archeology : General, Professional focus in Museology , 1st year5
Master in History of Art and Archeology : General5
Master in History of Art and Archeology : Musicology5
Lecturer :  Thomas Morard
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the second semester
Course contents :  
« Ordre et désordre. Les images des Travaux d'Héraclès ». Les anciens Grecs concevaient la mythologie et l'histoire sous forme de cycles narratifs, qu'ils soient littéraires ou iconographiques. Et la geste d'Héraclès, au sein de laquelle se distinguent les fameux travaux imposés par Eurysthée au héros thébain, nous offre à étudier un ensemble remarquable de textes et d'images. Sans négliger la tradition littéraire, ce cours offrira avant tout l'occasion de mener une enquête iconographique au sein d'un corpus cohérent et d'en extraire une série d'épisodes particuliers (le lion de Némée, l'hydre de Lerne, la biche du mont Cérynée, le sanglier d'Erymanthe, les écuries d'Augias, les oiseaux du lac Stymphale, le taureau de Crète, les chevaux de Diomède, la ceinture d'Hippolyte, le triple Géryon, les pommes d'or des Hespérides, le chien Cerbère). Cette unité narrative de douze épisodes - représentée sur les métopes du Temple de Zeus à Olympie - n'est toutefois pas canonique et de nombreux autres exploits sont associés à ce cycle bien particulier, dont la trame narrative repose sur une succession de souillures et de purifications. Il s'agira encore de mettre en évidence les différentes traditions iconographiques liées à l'un ou l'autre de ces épisodes, afin d'en appréhender la valeur mythologique et de pouvoir en critiquer les interprétations modernes. 
Learning outcomes of the course :  
The MASTERS courses (HAAR0060-1, HAAR0121-2, HAAR0122-2 and HAAR0123-2) are presented as occasional studies on a particular theme for which students' active participation is required. This consists of developing the fundamental knowledge and methodologies acquired during the three years of the Baccalaureat. Each session will be divided into two parts: a presentation of the subject followed by a critical discussion. This discussion should be prepared and led by the students. In line with the schedule set out at the start of the term, the last presentations on the subject could also be led by the most enthusiastic students. The aims of learning are research: thorough presentation and critical discussion of an object or argument.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
None - bearing in mind that the History of Art and Archaeology of Greek-Roman Antiquity is only one element of the indissociable whole of the Sciences of Antiquity (history, philology and the history of religion).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
For MASTERS students, other than the good habits developed during the years of the Baccalaureat (regular presence in class, analytical work and verification in the library), it is necessary to take a critical approach to the material presented in class. This involves prior preparation of the issues being studied in order to be able to contribute to the discussion and exchange information which has been collated. In some cases, students should also produce regular research and present it to the class. At this level of study, it is indispensable to produce, either individually or in groups, a blibliographical and iconographical database.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Lectures (illustrated by slides) for which students' active participation will be increasingly required (critical discussion and presentations)
Recommended or required readings :  
Given in the reading list provided at the start of the course, in particular :
- Frank Brommer, Herakles (2 vol.), Darmstadt 1979 et 1983.
- Karl Schefold und Franz Jung, Die Urkönige Perseus, Bellerophon, Herakles und Theseus in der klassischen und hellenistischen Kunst, München 1988. (= SB IV)
- Robert Graves, Les Mythes grecs, Paris 1967.
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Oral exam (first and second sessions)
Work placement(s) :  
No placements are planned during this course.
Organizational remarks :  
The course will take place every week from Friday 7 February 2014, in line with the schedule which has been established (Fridays 2pm to 5pm / R30). A break is planned in the second half of the session (http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires).
Contacts :  
Meetings (upon appointment) at the History of Art and Archaeology of Greek and Roman Antiquity Department: Wednesdays (9am - noon) in the first term - Tuesdays (9am - noon) in the second term. Lecturer
Thomas MORARD, lecturer
Department of Historical Sciences
Quai Roosevelt 1b (Building A4) at B-4000 Liège
Tél. 04.366.56.12
Email : Thomas.Morard@ulg.ac.be
Secretariat
Josiane DERULLIEUR
Tél. 04.366.53.83

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