- Docente: Nicoletta Celli
- Credits: 6
- SSD: L-OR/20
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Anthropology, Religions, Oriental Civilizations (cod. 8493)
Learning outcomes
The course aims to provide the student with a basic knowledge of
the main topics and problems concerning the artistic traditions of South Asia and East Asia. By its conclusion, the student will be able to
discuss the subjects both in writing and orally employing the
appropriate terminology and displaying a critical appreciation of
the bibliographical material.The student will be able to place the
artworks in the cultural context of their provenance.
Course contents
Foundations of Indian Art
The aim of the course is to provide a basic grounding in the artistic traditions of ancient India up to the medieval period. The student will learn to identify and analyse artworks representative of the chief religions of the subcontinent (Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism), taking due account of the historical, social and cultural context in which they were created, and to distinguish their formal, stylistic and iconographic features.
Topics:
Course timetable:
From Monday 3rd February 2020
MONDAY, 9-11, Aula 2, Dipartimento di Storia Culture Civiltà, via Zamboni, 33.
WEDNESDAY, 9-11, Aula 2, Dipartimento di Storia Culture Civiltà, via Zamboni, 33.
THURSDAY, 9-11, Aula 2, Dipartimento di Storia Culture Civiltà, via Zamboni, 33.
Readings/Bibliography
Foreign students may contact by email the lecturer for a reading list in English.
Teaching methods
Frontal lesson: presentation, reading and analysis of selected
works
Assessment methods
The exam will be conducted orally and will assess the student's command of the material studied in the course. The student will be asked to provide a commentary on images selected from among those found in the course texts and will be judged on his ability to summarise and critically discuss topics raised in the course, making use of the exam bibliography and the course tools provided.
The assessment will thus consider the student's:
- competence in commenting on the images, i.e. in identifying,
dating and contextualizing the works illustrated;
- knowledge and understanding of the topics covered;
- ability to summarise and analyse themes and concepts;
- familiarity with the terminology associated with the subject and
his ability to use it effectively.
Top marks will be awarded to a student displaying an ability to provide a full description of the images and an overall understanding of the topics discussed during the lectures, combined with a critical approach to the material and a confident and effective use of the appropriate terminology
Average marks will be awarded to a student who has memorized the main points of the material and is able to summarise them satisfactorily and provide an effective critical commentary, while failing to display a complete command of the appropriate terminology.
A student will be deemed to have failed the exam if he displays significant errors in his understanding and failure to grasp the overall outlines of the subject, together with a poor command of the appropriate terminology.
Teaching tools
Power point presentations available on the 'Insegnamenti OnLine' platform.
Office hours
See the website of Nicoletta Celli
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.