Publication in the Diário da República: Despacho nº 17071/2009 - 23/07/2009
3 ECTS; 1º Ano, Anual, 7,0 TP + 12,0 TC + 8,0 S , Cód. 64982.
Lecturer
- George Harold Nash (1)(2)
(1) Docente Responsável
(2) Docente que lecciona
Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Objectives
The aims of the course will be to study in detail areas of the world where this material is present. The course will also examine the contextual nature of the art, looking landscape, methods of artistic endeavour and the "ethnography" of the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic periods looking at the people who promoted, made and consumed art.
Program
The course will be over six x four-hour sessions and will include:
Session 1. Parallels: Contemporary Street art what can it tell us about ancient art? Session 2. General overview of Palaeolithic and Mesolithic art A global perspective Session 3. A different type of art: Peripheral Europe
Session 4. New discoveries, new methods, and new ideas
Session 5. An ethnographic narrative of Palaeolithic and Mesolithic art
Session 6. Sign language looking at the meaning of abstract and geometric imagery
Evaluation Methodology
Students will be expected to get actively involved in classroom discussions. In addition, students will complete an essay assignment.
Bibliography
- Bahn, P. (2007). Cave Art: A Guide to the Decorated Ice Age Caves of Europe. London: Frances Lincoln.
- Bradley, R. (2009). Image and Audience: Rethinking Prehistoric Art.. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Nash, G. e Chippendale, C. (2004). Figurative Landscapes of Rock Art.. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Vertut, J. e Bahn, P. (1988). Images of the Ice Age. Leicester: Windward
Teaching Method
Students will be expected to get actively involved in classroom discussions. In addition, students will complete an essay assignment.
Software used in class
All visual transmissions will include PowerPoint presentations.
