Duration
30h SEM
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit 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 learning unit
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.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
None.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
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.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Professor Pierre NOIRET, chargé de cours Département des Sciences historiques Service de Préhistoire, 7 place du 20-Août bât A1, B-4000 Liège Tél.: 04.366.58.39 - Fax : 04.366.55.51 E-mail: pnoiret@ulg.ac.be