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| HAAR0123-2 | Seminar on Roman art history
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| Duration : | 30h SEM, 5d FT Tr. Pr. |
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| Number of credits : |
| Master in History of Art and Archeology : General, Research Focus, 1st year | | 5 |
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| History of Art and Archaeology : Musicology, Research Focus, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master in History of Art and Archeology : Archeometrics, Research Focus, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master in History of Art and Archeology : General, Teaching Focus, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master in History of Art and Archeology : General, Professional focus in Museology , 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master in History of Art and Archeology : General | | 5 |
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| Master in History of Art and Archeology : Musicology | | 5 |
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| Lecturer : | Thomas Morard |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| « Messages d'outre-tombe. L'iconographie des sarcophages romains ». A Rome, comme un peu partout dans l'Empire durant le IIe s. ap. J.-C., l'abandon progressif de la crémation au profit de l'inhumation, lors du rituel funéraire, favorise le développement d'un nouvel art : la sculpture des sarcophages. Si le portrait des défunts répond toujours à leurs épitaphes - dans la tradition des stèles - une part importante de ces cuves funéraires sera dès lors ornée de représentations figurées dont la compréhension nécessite un apprentissage spécifique - objet de ce cours. Les allusions à Dionysos y sont omniprésentes ; l'accomplissement des travaux de l'esprit et des arts, au même titre que les exploits au sein de la légion, y sont célébrés ; les Enfers y sont régulièrement suggérés. Mais ce sont les représentations du mythe grec, dans la version que les pantomimes romains véhiculaient à cette époque, qui intriguent. Comment appréhender cette iconographie traditionnelle dans un contexte funéraire aussi évident ? Héraclès, Ulysse ou Achille ? Médée, Clytemnestre ou Phèdre ? Et Niobé ? Et Phaéton encore ? Suivant la remarquable démonstration de Robert Turcan, quatre points de vue seront exercés à cette occasion : a) Leçons de la mythologie ; b) La vie pour survivre ; c) Rêves de félicité ; d) L'âme et l'amour. Sans prétendre à l'exhaustivité dans un champ d'études aussi large et complexe, notre attention se limitera sur quelques cas de figures particulièrement significatifs, en prenant soin à ce que la lecture du monument dans son ensemble soit systématiquement privilégiée. Une attention spécifique sera également accordée aux destins médiéval et moderne de ces sarcophages, en insistant sur le rôle qu'ils ont joué dans la transmission des motifs antiques aux périodes successives. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The MASTERS courses (HAAR0060-1, HAAR0121-2 et 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. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| 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). |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| 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. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lectures (illustrated by slides) for which students' active participation will be increasingly required (critical discussion and presentations) |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Given in the reading list provided at the start of the course, in particular :
1. Helmut Sichtermann and Guntram Koch, Griechische Mythen auf römischen Sarkophagen, Tübingen 1975.
2. Robert Turcan, Messages d'outre-tombe. L'iconographie des sarcophages romains, Paris 1999 (second edition).
3. Paul Zanker and Björn Christian Ewald, Mit Mythen leben : die Bilderwelt der römischen Sarkophage, München 2004. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral Exam (first and second sessions) |
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Work placement(s) :
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| No placements are planned during this course. |
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Organizational remarks :
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| The course will take place every week from Tuesday 16 September 2014, in line with the schedule which has been established (Tuesdays 9am to none / Musée de Préhistoire). A break is planned in the second half of the session (http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires). |
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Contacts :
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| 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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