2020-2021 / HAAR0070-1

Special questions of history of the art of Prehistory

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : general5 crédits 
 Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : musicology5 crédits 

Lecturer

Pierre Noiret

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

View on the arts of the palaeolithic hunter-gatherers. Their general structures will be presented. These arts correspond to mythological functions; they are dominated by the natural world, incarnated by wild animals.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The course consists of a panoramic presentation of these different expressions, then propose a series of methodological approaches permitting to interpret them in coherent and logical terms. Nothing, in fact, is random in Palaeolithic art, where style, schools and phases can be distinguished.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

None.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Duration and period: 30 hours, 1st term.
Classroom and schedule: prehistory museum (bât. A4), Tuesday, 1-3 pm.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

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Recommended or required readings

Suggested lecture : Jean Clottes, Pourquoi l'art préhistorique ? (Folio Essais 557).

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Oral examination in January.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Professor Pierre NOIRET Département des Sciences historiques Service de Préhistoire, 7 place du 20-Août bât A1, B-4000 Liège Tél.: 04.366.58.39 E-mail: pnoiret@ulg.ac.be