Special issues of Ancient Egyptian Art History and Archaeology, Theory

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Dimitri Laboury

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course is focused on the following topic: "Reception and theories of Ancient Egyptian image". As a continuation of the BA 2 course, it deals with the history of Ancient Egyptian imagery in the West from Antiquity till nowadays, the way this particular art was perceived outside its original context of creation and how Western civilization gradually built its own representation(s) of Ancient Egyptian art. This encounter of cultures and this cultural construction of Ancient Egyptian image in collective (as well as scholarly) Western mind are then used to examine the current trends in Ancient Egyptian Art History as a discipline, as well as the methodological means that allow improving our understanding of the meaning of Ancient Egyptian Art as an artistic as well as a metaphysical system of representing reality.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

• studying the Western reception of Ancient Egyptian imagery, from Antiquity till nowadays
• gauging the impact of the history of a discipline on its theoretical and epistemological bases
• knowing the current trends and methodological uses of the discipline
• analyzing the meaning of Ancient Egyptian Art as an artistic as well as a metaphysical system of representing reality

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Having passed the examination of the BA 2 course.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

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Recommended or required readings

Oral examination

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

Association of one or more MOOCs

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