KL. ARK Classical Archaeological Topic 2: Collecting and reusing sculpture in Roman Sagalassos and beyond
Course content
In the last decades, sculptural reuse in the Greco-Roman world has become a topic of growing interest. More recent research in this field is increasingly - and convincingly - adopting a material cultural perspective, shifting the emphasis to the sculptures themselves and to their transformation over time and space, often conceptualized as afterlife. The vast majority of these studies focus on Late Antiquity as the period during which the better documented evidence dates, although there is ample consensus that sculptural reuse is ongoing and widespread in civic, religious, and domestic spaces throughout the ancient Mediterranean. Particular attention is also paid to the transformation of honorary statues as a consequence of social, political, or economic changes. Precious information on the Greek and Roman attitudes towards antique sculptures comes from studies dealing with the translocation of artworks from Greece as booty during the Late Roman Republican period and, more recently, on the phenomenon of collecting.
The aim is to discuss sculptural reuse in general terms but with specific focus on Roman Sagalassos as case study and point of departure.
Classical Archaeology
Lectures, class instructions, exercises, excursions
Ng, D. & R. Sweetnam (eds.) Reuse and Renovation in Roman Material Culture: Functions, Aesthetics, Interpretations. Oxford 2018
- ECTS
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
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Other
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- Only certain aids allowed (see description below)
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- 7-point grading scale
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- Lectures
- 42
- Class Instruction
- 42
- Preparation
- 154
- English
- 238
Kursusinformation
- Language
- English
- Course number
- HKAK03302U
- ECTS
- 15 ECTS
- Programme level
- Full Degree Master
Full Degree Master choice
- Duration
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1 semester
- Placement
- Autumn
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- Studyboard
- Study Board of Archaeology, Ethnology, Greek & Latin, History
Contracting department
- SAXO-Institute - Archaeology, Ethnology, Greek & Latin, History
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Humanities
Course Coordinator
- Jane Fejfer (6-68676c686774426a776f306d7730666d)
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