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090102 PS Portraits in Late Antiquity (2022S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 9 - Altertumswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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Details

max. 20 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 03.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Thursday 10.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Thursday 17.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Thursday 24.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Thursday 31.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Thursday 07.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Thursday 28.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Thursday 05.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Thursday 12.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Thursday 19.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Thursday 02.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Thursday 09.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Thursday 23.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Thursday 30.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The aim of the pro-seminar is to focus the attention on the visual representations of individuals, to analytically discuss the function, and to understand the aim behind the depiction of private portraits in the context of Late Antiquity.
The representation of men and women, plays an important role in the understanding of the social dynamics that stand behind each figure. It also allows to comprehend the strong influence classicism had on defining late antique custom, and subsequently it's continuity. Portraits incorporate a variety of stylistic forms, and appear on a variegated type of media such as paintings, glass, ivory, marble, and mosaics etc. The portrayel of male and female figures included the use of specific clothing, hair style, and specific objects, allowing the artists to show the portrayed people as philosophers, politicians, priests, patrons, or simply to set them in the context of their daily activities. The images were sometimes accompanied by inscriptions, that defined and expressed the identities. The pro-seminar intends to discuss these aspects and will offer, beside classroom discussions, a practical training through a visit to the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum.

Assessment and permitted materials

Regular active, and continuous participation; reading and discussion of the reading assignments; oral presentation of one individual topic.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Each partial performance is assessed individually and must be assessed positively (40%). Presentations and written seminar papers each account for 40%, participation in the discussions and tasks in the preparation of the presentations account for another 20%. Missing two course lessons is allowed.

Examination topics

Independent handling of various archaeological materials and questions.

Reading list

B. Borg, «Recent Approaches to the Study of Roman Portraits», Perspective [Online], 2 (2012), https://journals.openedition.org/perspective/137.
J. Elsner, Imperial Rome and Christian Triumph, Oxford 1998.
J. Fejfer, Roman Portraits in Context, Berlin 2008.
S. Birk, T. Myrop Kristinsen, and B. Poulsen, Using Images in Late Antiquity, Oxford 2014.
Obligatory readings will be uploaded on Moodle

Association in the course directory

Anrechenbar: im Fachbereich Frühchristliche Archäologie + Bilder:
im BA: M6, M10, M13;
im BA alt: WM früh, kl. Vertiefung;
im EC 596;
im EC 597;

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