Material culture in Byzantium II

Course Information
TitleΥλικά αντικείμενα του Βυζαντινού Πολιτισμού II / Material culture in Byzantium II
CodeΑΒΥ 704
FacultyPhilosophy
SchoolHistory and Archaeology
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600015946

Programme of Study: PMS stīn Archaiología, Téchnī kai Politismó 2024-2025

Registered students: 0
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
Vyzantinī ArchaiologíaCompulsory CourseWinter/Spring-15

Class Information
Academic Year2022 – 2023
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Total Hours39
Class ID
600228591
Type Of Offer
  • Disciplinary Course
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will - be acquainted with the literary and artistic production of Byzantium, -have realized of the necessity of combining the written sources with the archaeological evidence - have comprehended their contribution to the study of Byzantine society.
General Competences
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The seminar focuses on the study of objects of the minor arts (encolpia, rings, reliquaries, staurothekai, coins, seals etc.) that bear inscriptions, either metrical or not. Topics that will be discussed include the inscribing techniques, the character of inscribed texts (donor inscription, invocation, apotropaic inscription etc.), the function of the written text with regard to its content, but also to its form. Besides inscribed objects that have survived, also texts intended to be inscribed on objects that no longer exist will also be considered. Finally, special attention will be given to the characteristics of the Byzantine society that created these objects – e.g. the degree of literacy, personal piety, self-projection and promotion, the role of gender identity in the choices made – and their evolution through time. In the framework of the course, a field trip to Athens will take place to enable students to see relevant exhibits in museums of the city and to participate at the Kanellopoulos Museum a workshop of Byzantine minor arts with an emphasis on the manufacture techniques of jewels.
Keywords
Byzantine Minor Arts, Inscriptions, Epigramms
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Video lectures
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Teaching was based on powerpoint presentations. Powerpoint presentations were also used by the students in their own oral presentations. Email was used in the communication with the students.
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures39
Seminars134
Reading Assigment120
Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities32
Written assigments125
Total450
Student Assessment
Description
The performance of the student in the course will be evaluated on the basis of his/her participation in the course (5%), the oral presentation of the essay (20%) and the written version of the essay (75%).
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
  • Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
  • Active Participation to the course
Last Update
24-11-2023