Universität Wien

060095 VO Special Topic Art and Architecture: The canonical tradition in ancient Egyptian art (2023W)

2.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 6 - Ägyptologie, Judaistik, Urgeschichte und Historische Archäologie
Moodle

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Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 10.10. 15:00 - 15:45 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Tuesday 17.10. 15:00 - 15:45 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Tuesday 24.10. 15:00 - 15:45 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Tuesday 31.10. 15:00 - 15:45 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Tuesday 07.11. 15:00 - 15:45 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Tuesday 14.11. 15:00 - 15:45 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Tuesday 21.11. 15:00 - 15:45 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Tuesday 28.11. 15:00 - 15:45 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Tuesday 05.12. 15:00 - 15:45 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Tuesday 12.12. 15:00 - 15:45 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Tuesday 09.01. 15:00 - 15:45 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Tuesday 16.01. 15:00 - 15:45 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Tuesday 23.01. 15:00 - 15:45 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG
  • Tuesday 30.01. 15:00 - 15:45 Seminarraum 3 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, EG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The aims of this course are to:

Become familiar with the works of Whitney Davis by going through (some of) his works;
Realising the relevance of Davis’ work in the field of Egyptology by comparing it to that of Egyptologists who study / studied images;
Learn to be critical and selective when selecting sources;
Understand the relevance of art history for the study of ancient Egyptian images by reading other art historians’ approaches;
Apply some art historic theory to ancient Egyptian art by going through two- and three-dimensional images.

Method:

The aims of this class will be reached through the teaching material and through reading the required literature. In class, a powerpoint will be used. Questions and discussion are encouraged. The powerpoint-presentations will be put on Moodle after class. The lectures will not be recorded or live-streamed.

Students may only use the content provided in Moodle for private learning purposes and not for professional or commercial purposes (e.g. downloading, saving and printing). Passing on content to third parties is generally prohibited, also the passing on via upload to other platforms, via social media or cloud services or similar is not permitted from a copyright point of view.

Assessment and permitted materials

The exam will be a written exam taken in person. The exam questions will be based on material treated in class.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

For a positive assessment, at least 50% of the maximum number of points must be achieved. Grading method:
88 - 100 % = 1
75 - 87,99 % = 2
62,51 - 74,99 % = 3
50 - 62,5 % = 4
0 - 49,99 % = 5

A regular participation in the class is strongly recommended.

Examination topics

There are four exam dates possible:

1st exam date: Tuesday 6 February, 15.00-15.45, Seminarraum 3.

The dates for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th exam will be determined soon.

Reading list

Baines, J., 2007, Visual & Written Culture in Ancient Egypt, Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Bryson, N., 1991, ‘Semiology and Visual Interpretation’, in: Bryson, N., Holly, M. A., Moxey, K., Visual Theory: Painting and Interpretation, Polity Press, Cambridge, p. 61-74.

Davis, W., 2015, ‘Scale and Pictoriality in Ancient Egyptian Painting and Sculpture’, in: Art History 38.2, p. 368-285.

Davis, W., 1990, ‘Style and History in Art History’, in: Conkey, M. W., Hastorf, C. A., The Use of Style in Archaeology, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, p. 18-32.

Davis, W., 1989, The Canonical Tradition of Ancient Egyptian Art, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Rogner, F., 2020, ’Two Cases of Aspect-Perception from Egypt’, in: Gottinger Miszellen 261, p. 165-179.

Schäfer, H., 2002, Principles of Egyptian Art, Griffith Institute, Oxford. (You can also read the German version!).

Summers, D., 1991, ’Real Metaphor: Towards A Redefinition of the ‘Conceptual’ Image’, in: Bryson, N., Holly, M. A., Moxey, K., Visual Theory: Painting and Interpretation, Polity Press, Cambridge, p. 231-260.

Weeks, K., ‘Art, Word, and the Egyptian World View’, in: Weeks, K., Egyptology and the Social Sciences, The American University in Cairo Press, Cairo, p. 59-74.

Association in the course directory

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