Graduate Curriculum Committee Course Proposal Form
For Courses Numbered 6000 and Higher
Note: Before completing this form, please carefully read the accompanying instructions.
1. Course prefix and number:
ART 6952
2. Date:
02/06/09
3. Requested action:
x
New Course
Revision of Active Course
Revision & Unbanking of a Banked Course
Renumbering of an Existing Course from
from
to
#
#
4. Method(s) of delivery (check all boxes that apply for both current/proposed and expected
future delivery methods within the next three years):
Current or
Proposed Delivery
Method(s):
x
On-campus (face to face)
Expected
Future Delivery
Method(s):
x
Distance Course (face to face off campus)
Online (delivery of 50% or more of the instruction is offered online)
5. Justification (must cite accreditation and/or assessment by the graduate faculty) for new course
or course revision or course renumbering:
After the School of Art and Design curriculum review,
graduate faculty identified educational needs of graduate
students for classes in global art history, including
architectural history. This course will focus on major issues
of Byzantine art and architecture and strong, but often
unnoticed influences in art and architecture in the U.S. and
elsewhere. The course also meets ECU’s priority for the
internationalization of the University curriculum and
intercultural and diversity awareness of graduate students.
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6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
ART 6952. Byzantine Art and Architecture (3) Art and
architecture of the Byzantine Empire (ca. 300-1500) and
artistic realms of its cultural influence (Armenia, Bulgaria,
Georgia, Italy, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, the United
States).
7. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
8. Graduate catalog page number from current (.pdf) graduate catalog:
9. Course credit:
Lecture Hours
3
194
3
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Lab
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Studio
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Practicum
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Internship
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Other (e.g., independent study) Please explain.
3
Total Credit Hours
10. Anticipated annual student enrollment:
s.h.
10-15
11. Affected degrees or academic programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Current Catalog Page
Graduate studies, School 192
of Art and Design (M.F.A.
and MA. Ed)
Changes in Degree Hours
none
12. Overlapping or duplication with affected units or programs:
Not applicable
x
Notification & response from affected units is attached
13. Council for Teacher Education (CTE) approval (for courses affecting teacher education):
Not applicable
x
Applicable and CTE has given their approval.
14. Service-Learning Advisory Committee (SLAC) approval
x
Not applicable
Applicable and SLAC has given their approval.
15. Statements of support:
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a. Staff
x
Current staff is adequate
Additional staff is needed (describe needs in the box below):
b. Facilities
x Current facilities are adequate
Additional facilities are needed (describe needs in the box below):
c. Library
x
Initial library resources are adequate
Initial resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief explanation and an
estimate for the cost of acquisition of required initial resources):
d. Unit computer resources
x
Unit computer resources are adequate
Additional unit computer resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief
explanation and an estimate for the cost of acquisition):
e. ITCS resources
x
ITCS resources are not needed
The following ITCS resources are needed (put a check beside each need):
Mainframe computer system
Statistical services
Network connections
Computer lab for students
Software
Approval from the Director of ITCS attached
16. Course information (see: Graduate Curriculum and Program Development Manual for
instructions):
a. Textbook(s) and/or readings: author(s), name, publication date, publisher, and
city/state/country
Required textbooks:
* Cormack, R. Byzantine Art. Oxford/New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.
* Mango, C. Sources and Documents: The Art of the Byzantine Empire, 3121453. Toronto/Buffalo/London: University of Toronto Press, 2000 [1972].
Selected bibliography:
* Bassett, S.G. The Urban Image of Late Antique Constantinople. New York:
Cambridge University Press, 2004.
* Belting, H. Likeness and Presence: A History of the Image before the Era of
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Art. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996 [1994].
* Bullen, J.B. Byzantium Rediscovered: The Byzantine Revival in Europe and
America. London / New York: Phaidon Press, 2003.
* Clucas, L., ed. The Byzantine legacy in Eastern Europe. Boulder: East
European Monographs; New York: distributed by Columbia University
Press, 1988.
* Evseyeva, L., et al. History of Icon Painting. Moscow: Grand Holdings
Publishers, 2005.
* Geanakoplos, D. J., ed. Byzantium: Church, Society, and Civilization Seen
through Contemporary Eyes. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1984.
* Hetherington, P. Enamels, Crowns, Relics and Icons: Studies on Luxury Arts
in Byzantium. Aldershot [England]; Burlington, VT: Ashgate Variorum, 2008.
* Kirin, A., ed. Sacred Art, Secular Context, Athens, GA: Georgia Museum of
Art, 2005.
* Lidov, A., “Miracle-working icons of the Mother of God” in Mother of God, M.
Vasilaki ed. (New York, 2000): 47-57.
* Magdalino, P. Constantinople médiévale: études sur l'évolution des structures
urbaines. Paris: De Boccard, 1996.
* Maguire, E. D. and H. Maguire. Other Icons. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton
University Press, 2007.
* Maguire, H., ed. Byzantine Court Culture from 826 to 1204. Washington,
D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection; [Cambridge,
Mass.]: Distributed by Harvard University Press, 1997.
* Mainstone, R. J. Hagia Sophia. London, 2001 [1997].
* Mark, R. and A. Ş. Çakmak, eds. Hagia Sophia from the Age of Justinian to
the Present. Cambridge and New York, NY, USA: Cambridge University
Press, 1992.
* Mathews, T. F. The Early Churches of Constantinople: architecture and
liturgy. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press, [1971].
* Necipoglu, N., ed. Byzantine Constantinople. Monuments, Topography and
Everyday Life. Leiden/Boston/Köln: Brill, 2001.
* Nelson, R. S. Hagia Sophia, 1850-1950: Holy Wisdom Modern Monument.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2004.
* Ousterhout, R., “Rebuilding the Temple: Constantine Monomachus and the
Holy Sepulchre,” JSAH 48, March (1989): 66-78.
* Papanikola-Bakirtzi D., ed. Everyday Life in Byzantium. Athens: Ekdoseis
Kapon, 2002.
* Safran L., ed. Heaven on Earth. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State
University Press, 1998.
* Thomas, J. and A. Constantinides Hero, eds. Byzantine Monastic Foundation
Documents. 5 vols, Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library
and Collection, c2000.
* Wilkinson, J. Jerusalem Pilgrims before the Crusades. Warminster, Eng.: Aris
& Phillips, 2002.
b. Course objectives for the course (student – centered, behavioral focus)
Upon completing the course students will be able to:
-Interpret key features of Byzantine art and architecture;
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-Apply interpretative skills to critically approach, discuss, and analyze
Byzantine art and architecture, within an historical inquiry
-Discuss the value and role of Byzantine visual arts for its cosmopolitan culture;
-Identify and distinguish art works of the Byzantine Empire and artistic realms
of its cultural influence (Armenia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Italy, Romania, Russia,
Serbia, Turkey, and the United States) as well as to relate them to their proper
cultural and historical setting;
-Question whether, how, and why major concepts in Byzantine art and
architecture have influenced world art;
-Evaluate the role and significance of social, political, philosophical, religious
and ideological concepts for the shaping of Byzantine and post-Byzantine art
and architecture;
-Investigate broader questions of gender, economic, religious, social and
cultural diversity by examining art objects and artistic concepts of the Byzantine
cosmopolitan society and of those inspired by Byzantine art and architecture.
c. Course topic outline
Constantinople
The Image for the New Order: Constantinople as the “New Rome”;
City Walls, Civic Architecture and Public Spaces in Constantinople;
The Urban Planning of the Capital;
The Imperial Visions and Settings:
-The Setting for the Imperial Ceremonials: The Great Palace in
Constantinople;
-The Public Setting for the Ceremonials: The Hippodrome, the
Obelisks and Columns:
-The Ancient Sculptures in Private Collections of Byzantine
Aristocracy;
-A Dwelling Fit for God and the Imperial Visions for Hagia Sophia;
-Other Constantinopolitan Churches;
Channels and Images of Christian Devotion: Images and Relics
The Relics;
The Icons;
Iconoclasm and Images of the Triumph of Orthodoxy;
Byzantine Church
Byzantine Church Building Types; Builders, Materials and
Techniques;
Byzantine Church Decoration of Floors and Walls: Fresco, Mosaic,
Marble and opus sectile;
The Architectural Trends East of Constantinople: Armenia, Georgia
and Cappadocia;
The Imagined and the Real Space of the Byzantine Church;
Byzantine Architecture and other Arts
Church Vessels, Candle Stands, and Crosses with ThreeDimensional Representations of Byzantine Churches;
The Depictions of the Byzantine Church and Architecture in the
Visual Arts;
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The Monastery
The Fortress of Faith in the Desert: Mar-Saba Monastery;
The City Monastery of Pantokrator;
The Virgin’s Garden: Mt. Athos;
The Arts of Traveling and the Arts That Travel
The Arts of Traveling: Byzantine Pilgrimage to the Holy Land and
the Holy Sepulchre before the Crusades;
The Arts that Travel Owing to Appreciation, Gift, Military Conquest,
or Plunder: San Marco in Venice and Churches in Sicily
The Images of Byzantine Society and of the “Other”
Representations of the “Other” in Byzantine art;
Illuminated Books for Royalty and Aristocracy;
Children and Professionals: Toys and Games, Images of
Professionals and Their Products;
Men and Women: Armory, Jewelry and the Byzantine House;
The Artistic Trends That Change: The Art and Architecture of the Byzantine
Commonwealth
New Aesthetics: Late Byzantine Thessaloniki;
The New Patrons of Art and Architecture in Constantinople;
The New Patrons of Art and Architecture in the Balkans: The
Bulgarians, the Romanians, and the Serbs;
The “Third Rome”: The Arts of Moscow
The Neo-Byzantine Revivals in the United States
d. List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and grading/evaluation system
for determining a grade
Two lectures with discussions per week are planned. Reading assignments
from the selected textbooks and scholarly articles. Several short reading
reports. One writing assignment – a research paper on the topic jointly chosen
by a student and the instructor. Paper -- 15-25 pages long, in a twelve point
font, double spaced, following humanities citation style.
Criteria for Final Course Grade (100%):
Paper (40%);
Several Short Reading Reports (40%);
Attendance and Discussions (20%) of 100% of final course grade.
1. Papers and reports will be given numerical grades:
90-100 % =A (90-100 pts out of 100 pts)
80-89 % =B (80-89 pts out of 100 pts)
70-79 % =C (70-79 pts out of 100 pts)
Below 70% =F (0-70 pts out of 100 pts)
2. Criteria for final grades and grading assignments (papers, reading reports),
including those for grading participation and attendance:
A (90-100%) Outstanding; meets and exceeds the highest standards for
the assignment or course; thorough understanding and excellent
command of the material presented in lectures and readings, original
and independent critical analysis of the material; attempt to think about
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how the material and ideas studied in class make sense in particular
case studies or experiences in the real world
B (80-89%) Very good; meets high standards for the assignment or
course; minor misunderstandings, occasional mechanical problems in
writing and some difficulty in expressing ideas and observations, regular
participation in classes;
C (70-79 %) Acceptable; meets basic standards for the assignment or
course; substantial misunderstandings, difficulty interpreting the
material, numerous mechanical problems, irregular participation in
classes
F (below 70%) Failing
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