GRS/ART309

GreekArtfromHomertoAlexander
Spring2015
Syllabus
(SubjecttoChange)
Instructor:Prof.NancySultan
Office:BuckLibrary206(5563173)email:nsultan@iwu.edu
OfficeHours:M12:302:30;W13andalsobyappointment
CourseDescription:
AsurveyofculturalartifactsandmonumentsofancientGreecefromtheAgeofHomer
(BronzeAge)totheAgeofAlexander(HellenisticPeriod).Thegoalistodevelopan
understandingandappreciationofGreekartisticexpression,itsdevelopments,influences,andits
impactonWesternartandthought.Courseincludesafieldtrip.
NOTE:THEREISAREQUIREDCLASSFIELDTRIPTOCHAMPAIGN,ILONSUNDAY
MARCH29.THEREISNOCOSTFORTHISTRIP,BUTYOUMUSTATTENDWITH
THECLASS.SEESPECIFICSBELOW.IFYOUHAVEANINSURMOUNTABLE
CONFLICT,PLEASESEEMEASAP.
RequiredTexts:
1.Pedley,J.GreekArtandArchaeology,5thEdition
2.Woodford,S.TheParthenon.
3.TheAthenianCitizen:DemocracyintheAthenianAgora(PictureBook)
4.TheAthenianAgora:AShortGuidetotheExcavations(PictureBook)
5.WomenintheAthenianAgora(PictureBook)
Also:
1.Assignedlinksandfilesareonour309MoodlePage.
2.GoogleEarthusingwww.panoramio.comprovidesvirtualtours,mapviews,andphotosof
archaeologicalsites.BestviewedusingGoogleEarthwiththisdownload:
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!
search/500$20ancient$20greek$20places/gec-history-illustratedmoderated/CNt4mYxS1tc/dsgj4ShDM1wJ
3.MetisQTVRisanothergoodsiteforvirtualtoursofarchaeologicalsites,withlinkstothe
PerseusDigitalLibrarydescriptions.ThisisbestviewedusingSafari(Mac)oronaPCwith
Quicktimeinstalled.
GroundRules:Iexpectstudentstoattendclassregularly.Thisisespeciallyimportantbecause
thelecturesareslidebased.Tomaintainaprofessionalatmosphereinclass,Idonotallowhats,
sloppyclothing,cellphones,orfood.Youmaybringadrink.

Evaluation:
ClassAttendanceandDiscussionParticipation10%
FormalAnalysis15%(tobecompletedattheSpurlockMuseum,UIUC)
2slideexams,15%each(30%)
3IDquizzes5%each(15%)(sitemap,architecturalelements,potteryshapes)
NeoclassicalArchitectureFlipbook10%
PosterProject(research)20%
DescriptionofAssignments:
SlideExaminations:Examsconsistofimageidentification,termdefinition,andshortanswer.
Youareaskedtoidentifyanddescribe10imagesin20mins.Thirtyimages,chosenfrom
previouslectures,willbeavailableforyoutostudy.Definitionsfortermsareintheglossaryin
thebackofPedley.Youareresponsibleonexamsfortheinformationinyourreading
assignmentswhetherornotwecoveritallinclass.
ArticleSummaries&Discussion:Engagewithfellowstudentsabouttheassignedarticlecontent.
Whenrequested,gotoourMoodlepageandsummarizetheassignedarticleusingouropen
forum.SometimesIprovidesomestudyquestions(respondtothesewhenasked).
FormalAnalysis:ThisisacomparativevisualanalysisoftwosculpturesintheSpurlock
MuseumatUIUC,accompaniedbyyourdrawings.Youwillcompletethedrawingsand
observationinthemuseum,andhaveaweekafterwereturntowriteyouranalysisusing
guidelinesprovidedintheformalanalysisfileonMoodle.Youarenotgradedonyourdrawing
ability,ratheronyourcareful,detailedobservationsandcomparisons.
Quizzes:Wewillhavethree10min.quizzestoensurethatyoucanidentifyplacesandelements.
NeoclassicalArchitectureFlipbook:Lookaroundwhenyouareoutandabout.Youwillfind
Greekarchitecturalelementsinmanymodernbuildings,especiallythosebuiltduringthe
neoclassicalrenaissanceofGrecoRomanartandarchitecturein18th19thcenturyAmerica.For
thisassignmentyouwilltakephotosof10architecturalelementsonbuildingsanywhereyoufind
them(yourOWNphotos,nottakenfromtheinternet),andmakeanannotatedflipbook.
DownloadspecificinstructionsunderMoodle"handouts."Wewillsharetheseonthelastdayof
class.
PosterProject:Studentsselectaresearchtopicforaposterpresentationonatopicofyour
choice,inconsultationwithme.DownloadtheinstructionsfortheposterfromourMoodle
coursepage.Theposterswillbedisplayedandsharedorallywiththeclassduringthefinalexam
period.
ScheduleofMeetings(Subjecttochange)

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Alertsarein

BOLDCAPS

Week1

TheBronzeAge

Jan.8
IntroductiontoCourse:Geography,Aims,Method
Read(fornexttime):Pedley,Introduction&Ch.1;TakeatourofthesiteofLernausing
http://www.stoa.org/metis/cgibin/qtvr?site=lerna(useSafarioraPCwithQuicktimeinstalled)
Week2
Jan.13

Chronology,EarlyBronzeAgeartandarchitecture

Read:PedleyCh.2;TaketheKnossosVirtualTour(Moodlewebsitelink);TourTroyonthe
TroyHomepage(Moodlewebsitelink);Readarticle:Elia,R."ASeductiveandTroublingWork"
(MoodleEReservefolder)
Jan.15

TheMiddleBronzeAge:Crete(Knossos&Phaistos);Illicittraffickingin
antiquities

Read:PedleyCh.3;StudytheUluburunShipwreckwebsite(link);TourAkrotiri,Thera
Panotourwebsite(link)
Week3
Jan.20

TheLateBronzeAge:TradeintheMediterranean:Knossos,Crete,Akrotiri,
Thera

Read: Bryce,T."TheTrojanWar:IsThereTruthbehindtheLegend?"(articlelink)
Jan.22

MainlandCitadels:Mycenae,Tiryns,Pylos

Read: MartinIliadIntroduction(MoodleEReserves).Attheendoftheintroductionthereisan
excerptfromHomer'sIliadBook2"CatalogofShips"andOdysseyBk7"ThePalaceof
Alkinoos"Notethedescriptionsofplacesandobjectsintheseexcerpts.
Week4
Jan.27

TROYandtheTROJANWAR

Read:Olsen,Barbara"Women,ChildrenandFamilyintheLBA"article(Moodlelink);
Palaima,Thomas"SacrificialFeastingintheLinearBDocs"article(Moodlelink)Pleasetake
notesonmainpointsofthesepapersandincludepagenos.forclassdiscussion)
Jan.29

Discussion:Usesofarchaeologicalmaterialasevidence:Whatartifactstellus
aboutdailylife(&death)intheBronzeAge.

Read:PedleyChs.4&5;StudythemapsinPedley,andalsothe"aegeanmap.gif"(Moodle
handoutunder"Maps").Download"PlotSitesforQuiz"(Moodlehandout)andpracticeonthe

"blankmap"handout(alsounder"Maps").Youwillbeaskedtoplotmajorgeographicalfeatures
onablankmapforthequizonFeb.10.
Week5

The'Dark'Ages&OrientalizingPeriods
Feb.3
Pottery:WhatisDarkabouttheDarkAges?Whatis"Oriental"aboutthe
OrientalizingPeriod?
Read:Download"OlympianGods"and"HesiodTheogonyTree"handouts.Familiarizeyourself
withthedivinitiesandtheirrelationshipswitheachotherandtoZeus.
Feb.5

ThebirthofthePanhellenicSanctuaryandtheRiseofAthens

Read:PedleyCh.6;Spier,"BlindedwithScience"article(moodlelinksummarizeusingour
onlineforum);
Week6

TheArchaicPeriod

Feb.10
MAPQUIZ
FreeStandingSculpture:KourosandKore;GettyKourosandtheBusinessofArt
Collecting
Read:Mikalson"GreekSanctuariesandWorship"(moodleEReserve);
Feb.12
heDoricOrder:TheTempleofAphaia,Aegina

Read&summarizeusingouronlineforum:Hale,"QuestioningtheDelphicOracle"(moodleE
Reserve);Downloadandstudythe"VaseShapes"(moodlehandout)fortheIDquiznext
Thursday.
Week7
Feb.17

TheSanctuaryofApollo,Delphi

Read:Didaskaliawebsite(link)forbackgroundonGreekStagecraft
Feb.19

QUIZ:POTTERYSHAPES
TheGreekAmphitheatre

Read:Downloadthe"ArchitecturalElementsID.pptx"handout(youwillmemorizethemain
partsoftheDoricandIonicarchitecturalelementsforaquizThursday(SeealsoPedleypg.153).

Week8

EarlyClassicalPeriod

Feb.24
AthenianPaintedPottery
Read&Summarizeonourforum:

Burn,Sculpturearticle(EReserves)

Feb.26

QUIZ:ARCHITECTURALELEMENTID
EarlyClassicalSculpture

Read:PedleyCh.7;SourvinouInwood"WhatisPolisReligion"(moodleEReservereadand
summarizeusingouronlineforum)
Week9
Mar.3

TheSanctuaryofZeusatOlympia&theOlympicGames

Read:

Noassignment:Studyforfirstexam

Mar.5

SLIDEEXAMI

Readoverbreak:PedleyCh.8;Woodford,TheParthenon(entirepaperback)
Week10

SPRINGBREAK:)

Week11
HighClassicalPeriod

**BEGINTOTHINKABOUTPOSTERTOPIC
Mar.17.

TheAcropolisI

Read:PetsalisDiomidis,"ParthenonBooksReview"(EReservessummarizeonouronline
forum)
Mar.19

TheAcropolisII(TheParthenon)

Read:Sultan,"TheElginMarbles"article(moodleEReservesummarizemainargumentson
ouronlineforum);Visitmoodlelinkstowebsites"ParthenonMarblesRestitution"A&B
(BritishMuseumandGreekviewpoints).Prepareforyourteam'sargumentfordebateon
Tuesday.
Week12
Mar.24

ClassDebate:Shouldthe"Elgin"(Parthenon)MarblesbeReturnedtoGreece?

Read:TheAthenianAgora:AShortGuidePictureBook(entire)
Mar.26

ClassicalSculpture

Read:TheAthenianCitizenandWomenintheAthenianAgoraPictureBooks(entire)
FIELDTRIPTOSPURLOCKMUSEUMONSUNDAYMARCH29.Departat11amfrom
HansenCenter,returnat3PM.Downloadandreadthe"FormalAnalysis"handout&bring

requiredmaterialswithyou.Youmayalsowanttobringasacklunchor$$forlunch.Printed
copywithyouroriginaldrawingattachedDUETUESDAYAPRIL7inclass.
Week13

FourthCentury&HellenisticPeriods

Mar.31
TheAthenianAgora
Readandsummarizeusingouronlineforum:Ault,"LivingintheClassicalPolis"(EReserve);
Walter,"WomenandHousinginGreece"(EReserve)
Apr.2

DomesticArchitectureandCityPlanning

Read:PedleyCh.9
Week14MEETWITHMEINDIVIDUALLYTHISWEEKTODISCUSSPOSTER
TOPIC
Apr.7
TheTempleofApollo,Bassae;TownofOlynthus
FormalAnalysisDue
Read:PedleyCh.10;Alcock,"TheHeroicPastintheHellenisticPresent"(Moodlelink
summarizeusingonlineforum)
Apr.9

SculptureinthetimeofAlextheGreat

Week15
Apr.14

LegacyofGreekArttotheWorld

Read:

Noassignment.StudyforexamonThursday.

Apr.16

SLIDEEXAMII(coversmaterialsincethelastexam)

Week16
Apr.21

Architecturallegacy:Share&turninFlipbooks

POSTERSESSIONHELDAPRIL24,810AM:BRIEFORALPRESENTATIONS.
LATEPOSTERSWILLNOTBEACCEPTED.NOEXCEPTIONS!!!