Universität Wien

080028 PS Case Study II/III: Sino-Islamica: Artistic Interactions Between the Islamic World and China (2016S)

in the Medieval Period

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 8 - Kunstgeschichte und Europäische Ethnologie
Continuous assessment of course work
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Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 01.03. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Tuesday 08.03. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Tuesday 15.03. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Tuesday 05.04. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Tuesday 12.04. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Tuesday 19.04. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Tuesday 26.04. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Tuesday 03.05. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Tuesday 10.05. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Tuesday 24.05. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Tuesday 31.05. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Tuesday 07.06. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Tuesday 14.06. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Tuesday 21.06. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
  • Tuesday 28.06. 12:30 - 14:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Aims: Introduction to the issues of artistic interactions and global art history. Introduction to an important example of artistic encounter in the medieval period. Introduction to Islamic art in the medieval period.
Contents: The artistic interactions between the Islamic world and China in the medieval period are a very interesting case study of “global art history”. The course will first address the conceptual and theoretical implications of notions such as exchange, influence or the so called global Middle Ages. It will then look at the historical contexts of artistic relations, from multi-cultural empires to land and sea trade routes (the so called silk, musk, paper, porcelain roads…). It will then focus on the main areas of artistic encounters between the Islamic world and China, i. e. textiles, ceramics, painting and iconography. There will also be a special focus on the Mongol period (13th-14th C.), which is marked by a much higher level of connection and a deeper mutual interest and knowledge. The course will end with an examination of Islamic art that is exported to or created in China (mosques, Qur’anic manuscripts…).
Methods: Reading, critical reading, confrontation of views, research, observation, description, analysis, comparison, discussion.

Assessment and permitted materials

Oral commentary on at least one reference from the bibliography. Oral presentation on a topic of your choice related to the theme of the case study. Written paper on the same topic.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Much emphasis is placed on personal work, i. e. reading, critical thinking, active participation in discussions, genuine interest and research for the oral presentations. The written paper must integrate the feedback provided after the oral presentation.

Examination topics

Reading list

Selection: BRENTJES, Sonja, FIDORA, Alexander, TISCHLER, Matthias M., “Towards a New Approach to Medieval Cross-Cultural Exchanges”, JTMS 2014; 1(1): 9–50.
CANEPA, Matthew P., “Theorizing Cross-Cultural Interaction Among Ancient and Early Medieval Visual Cultures”, Ars Orientalis, 38 (2010), pp. 7-29.
“Chinese-Iranian relations”, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, 5/4, pp. 424-448 and 5/5, pp. 449-460 (1991).
ALLSEN, Thomas T., Commodity and Exchange in the Mongol Empire. A Cultural History of Islamic Textiles (Cambridge, 1997)….
A full bibliography will be distributed at the first meeting.

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