Postgraduate Course: Classics: Greek Vase Painting (PGHC11172)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | A detailed study of Greek vases--their fabric, ornament, artisans, market, function, and social context - from the Geometric through the late Classical periods, c. 750 - 340 B.C. using both traditional and more theoretical methods (e.g., iconology, semiotics, gender studies, socio-historical issues). |
| Course description |
A detailed study of Greek vases - their fabric, ornament, artisans, market, function, and social context - from the Geometric through the late Classical periods, c. 750 - 340 B.C. using both traditional and more theoretical methods (e.g., iconology, semiotics, gender studies, socio-historical issues). Although the focus will be on Attic vases, i.e., those produced in Athens, the course will also examine vessels from elsewhere in the Greek world, including Laconia, Asia Minor, the islands, and South Italy. Questions of interest include: why do certain images appear on certain vessels in particular contexts? How do different painters represent a given myth and why? What are "genre" scenes in Greek vase painting, and how do they function? What does repetition on a given vase mean? What is the relationship between Greek vase painting and other ancient media, including metalware and monumental wall painting? How does the portable and three-dimensional nature of vases affect their imagery? What is the relationship between text, both on and off the vase, and image? How can vases illuminate our knowledge of the role of the artist and patron, Greek religion, perceptions of gender roles and sexuality, social hierarchy, and politics? Readings include both ancient authors and modern scholarship.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- research skills in classical archaeology
- in-depth knowledge of key monuments and issues of Greek vase painting
- a greater understanding of Greek religion and history
- the ability to collate and understand methodological difficulties in reading archaeological and written sources, both ancient and modern
- skills to analyze material and written sources for the ancient world and to craft and express arguments in written form
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Reading List
Bérard, C. et al. 1989. A City of Images: Iconography and Society in Ancient Greece, trans. D. Lyons
Boardman, J. 2001. The History of Greek Vases. London
Langdon, S. 2008. Art and Identity in Dark Age Greece, 1100--700 B.C.E. Cambridge
Lapatin, K., ed. 2008. Papers on Special Techniques in Athenian Vases. Los Angeles
Noble, J. V. 1988 (reprint of 1966 edition). The Techniques of Painted Attic Pottery. London
Oakley, J. 2004. Picturing Death in Classical Athens: The Evidence of the White Lekythoi. Cambridge
Oakley, J. 2009. "State of the Discipline: Greek Vase Painting." AJA 113: 599-627
Rasmussen, T. and N. Spivey, eds. 1991. Looking at Greek Vases. Cambridge
Rystedt, E. and B. Wells, eds. 2006. Pictorial Pursuits: Figurative Painting on Mycenaean and Geometric Pottery. Stockholm
Scheffer, C., ed. 2001. Ceramics in Context. Stockholm
Schmaltz, B. et al., eds. 2003. Griechische Keramik im kulturellen Kontext. Münster
Sparkes, B.A. 1996. The Red and the Black: Studies in Greek Pottery. London and New York
Steiner, A. 2007. Reading Greek Vases. Cambridge
Tsingarida, A. ed. 2009. Shapes and Uses of Greek Vases (7th - 4th centuries B.C.). Bruxelles |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Greek Vase Painting |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Judith Barringer
Tel: (0131 6)50 3584
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Course secretary | Mr Gordon Littlejohn
Tel: (0131 6)50 3782
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