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Professor: Kim Shelton |
Place: 101 Moffitt |
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E-mail: sheltonk@berkeley.edu |
Day/Time: TTH 9:30-11 |
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Office: 7209 Dwinelle Hall |
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| Office Hours: TW 2:00-3:00 and by appointment |
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GSI: Rebekah McKay bekahmckay@berkeley.edu |
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| Office: 359A Dwinelle Hall |
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| Office Hours: ThF 11-12 |
Course Description:
This course is intended as an in-depth introduction
to the material culture of the Ancient Greeks. We will examine and
discuss the architecture, sculpture, painting, and ceramics of the
various periods chronologically from the Neolithic to the Hellenistic
period, and will examine how archaeologists and art historians
interpret this evidence. One goal of the course is to understand the
technical and artistic development and changes in the artifacts and
their characteristic styles while gaining deeper insight into the
civilization that produced them through an understanding of how the
wider social and economic context conditioned and were affected by
these accomplishments.
Famous monuments and sites (the Shaft Graves of Mycenae, the
Panhellenic Sanctuaries of Olympia and Delphi, the Acropolis of Athens)
will be examined in detail together with many new discoveries “fresh
out of the ground”. This material will be presented through illustrated
lectures and readings.
Course Goals:
At the end of the course, students should be conversant in the major debates and problems within
the field of Greek archaeology. Students will also practice important academic skills and strategies such as critical reading, writing, and engaging with primary materials.
Grading:
Grades will be based on three exams (20% each)
consisting of short answers, essays and slide identifications and a term project (20%) due December 5th. You
are responsible for all
material presented in the class lectures (especially slide images) and
in the reading assignments. Make-up tests will be possible only for
genuine emergencies and must be arranged in advance. Deadlines that
conflict with athletic or other academic obligations and religious
holidays should be brought to my attention with written documentation
at least 14 days in advance for other arrangements to be made. The
remaining 20% of the final grade is based on attendance, participation
and assignments in discussion section. “Extra credit” assignments will
NOT be available at any point during the semester. To receive credit on
a P/NP basis, you must complete all assignments and achieve a final
average of at least 70%.
Required Text:
M. Stansbury-O’Donnell, A History of Greek Art (2015) [available in the ASUC bookstore]
Additional Readings:
Additional required readings will be posted on the course bCourses site as .pdf
documents. It is your responsibility to let me know if there are issues
accessing the website/s or individual documents.
