- Docente: Isabella Baldini
- Credits: 6
- SSD: L-ANT/08
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
First cycle degree programme (L) in
Anthropology, Religions, Oriental Civilizations (cod. 8493)
Also valid for First cycle degree programme (L) in Arts (cod. 0958)
First cycle degree programme (L) in Humanities (cod. 8850)
First cycle degree programme (L) in History (cod. 0962)
Learning outcomes
After the course the students know the definition of Late Antiquity and the issues related to the periodization. They have basic knowledge of the material evidence related. They recognize the importance of the relationship between objects and contexts; they are oriented in the reading of literature; they begin to understand, through a critical reading of the archaeological record, the meaning of artifacts, buildings, figurative documents, connecting them to the cultural, social, political and religious phenomena.
Course contents
I period.
General topics of the archeology of Late Antiquity. Problems of definition and periodization. Architecture, urbanism and sculpture. Dynamics of the settlement. Necropolis. Iconography and figurative. Patterns of production and problems of economic and trade exchanges. Late Antique Bologna.
Readings/Bibliography
See the italian version.
Teaching methods
Lectures with direct involvement of the students on the issues related to the development of Bologna in late antiquity.
Assessment methods
The exam includes an oral interview, during which the student will discuss the issues dealt with. The candidate shall demonstrate an adequate knowledge of the main issues. The interview will be at the same time an opportunity to assess the candidates' ability to orient themselves within the content of the discipline.
Teaching tools
Photocopies, ppt. Visit of Late Antique monuments of Bologna.
Links to further information
http://www.unibo.it/docenti/isabella.baldini
Office hours
See the website of Isabella Baldini