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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Archaeology & Ancient near East
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
English
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Prof. Arlette DAVID
Coordinator Office Hours:
Wednesdays 12-14:00
Teaching Staff:
Prof. Arlette David
Course/Module description:
An analysis of the essence and functions of ancient Egyptian images: based on a system of signs, their communicative purpose, mode of action, playfulness, and ultimate goal will be examined with multiple examples
Course/Module aims:
Decoding Ancient Egyptian images as a semiotic system
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Insight into ancient pictorial concepts
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Frontal teaching with PPT presentations, reading assignments of relevant articles to be discussed
in class
Course/Module Content:
Definitions, aims, issues, nature of ancient Egyptian images, cases-examples, structuralist
and semiotic concepts, beyond aesthetics, the play, the goals
Required Reading:
Mitchell, W.J.T., 1996. What Do Pictures Really Want? October 77: 71-82.
Parts of Chandler, D., 2007. Semiotics: The Basics. London/New York: Routledge.
Plato, Laws II, 656d-657a.
Zeki, S., 2001. Artistic Creativity and the Brain. Science 293: 51-2.
Laboury, Dimitri, 2010, Portrait versus Ideal Image. In Willeke Wendrich (ed.), UCLA
.Encyclopedia of Egyptology, Los Angeles.
Additional Reading Material:
Included in the PPTs
Grading Scheme :
Essay / Project / Final Assignment / Referat 100 %
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