Postgraduate Course: The Athenian Akropolis (online) (PGHC11530)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | An examination of the ancient Athenian Akropolis and its slopes from c. 3000 B.C. until the fourth century A.D. The site offers an opportunity to study not only art and archaeology but also religion and mythology. |
| Course description |
This course examines the history of the Athenian Akropolis and its slopes from its earliest habitation in the Neolithic period until the late antique period. The focus will be on the monuments and religious rituals evidenced there, including not only large-scale architecture, but also sculpture, smaller votives, altars, inscriptions, and topographical features. Emphasis will be given to technical archaeological matters, the use of ancient written sources in interpreting the material remains, and the role of the Akropolis in the life of the city.
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Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of the varied complexity of the large body of evidence for the Athenian Akropolis in both written and archaeological contexts;
- demonstrate an understanding of the chief scholarly questions and problems concerning the Athenian Akropolis;
- demonstrate an understanding of the history of the Athenian Akropolis and its importance for the political, social and cultural historian of the ancient Mediterranean;
- demonstrate an ability to analyse the primary and secondary scholarship critically and thoughtfully
- demonstrate to analyse and formulate an argument
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Reading List
Barringer, J. M. 2008. Art, Myth, and Ritual in Classical Greece. Cambridge.
Berger, E., ed. 1984. Parthenon-Kongress Basel. Mainz.
Economakis, R., ed. 1994. Acropolis Restoration: the CCAM Interventions. London.
Hurwit, J.M. 1999. The Athenian Acropolis. Cambridge.
Hurwit, J.M. 2004. The Acropolis in the Age of Pericles. Cambridge.
Keesling, C. 2003. Votive Statues of the Athenian Acropolis. Cambridge.
Neils, J. 1996. Worshipping Athena: Panathenaia and Parthenon. Madison.
Neils, J. 2001. The Parthenon Frieze. Cambridge.
Parker, R. 1996. Athenian Religion: A History. Oxford.
Pausanias, Description of Greece.
Pollitt, J.J. 1997. "The Meaning of the Parthenon Frieze" In The Interpretation of Architectural Sculpture in Greece and Rome, edited by D. Buitron-Oliver, 50-65.
Stewart, A., 2005. Attalos, Athens, and the Akropolis. Cambridge. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
- ability to read and analyse complex arguments
- ability to formulate an argument in written and oral form
- ability to discuss both primary material and scholarly literature at an advanced level
- ability to listen carefully and counterarguments with arguments |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Judith Barringer
Tel: (0131 6)50 3584
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Lindsay Scott
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
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