COURSE OUTLINE
| Instructor: |
Dr.
Ewa Wasilewska |
| Office
hours: |
By
appointment only; please call the Department of Anthropology (581-6251)
and leave your name, phone number, and class number. email: mruczek@aol.com |
| Time: |
Each
Thursday at 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. |
| Location: |
Campus
ST 216 |
| Important
dates: |
Sept.
2, 05 - last day to drop classes
Sept.
6, 05 - last day to add classes
Sept.
6, 05 - last day to elect CR/NC option or to audit classes
Oct.
21, 05 - last day to withdraw from term length classes |
| Required
Texts: |
Chamberlain
Andrew T. & Michael Parker Pearson: Earthly Remains: The History
and Science of Preserved Human Bodies. Oxford University Press: 2001.
(CP)
Cowie,
Susan D. & Tom Johnson: The Mummy in Fact, Fiction and Film.
McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers: 2002. (CJ)
Reid,
Howard: In Search of the Immortals. St. Martin’s Press: New York.
2001. (HR)
The
above books can be purchased at the University of Utah Bookstore and on
Internet.
The
above books will also be available at the Reserve Desk at Marriott Library. |
| Optional
Texts: |
Ewa
Wasilewska: Death, Rituals, and Mummies. Notes. 2005. (EW)
Notes
can be purchased during the first three class meetings from an instructor.
Brier,
Bob: The Encyclopedia of Mummies. Checkmark Books. 1998.
Mallory,
J.P. & Victor H. Mair: The Tarim Basin Mummies: Ancient China and
the Mystery of the Earliest Peoples from the West. Thames & Hudson:
2000 (MM)
The
above books can be purchased at the University of Utah Bookstore and on
Internet.
The
above books will also be available at the Reserve Desk at Marriott Library. |
| Subject: |
This
course is designed to introduce students to various forms of mummification
and their underlying beliefs and rituals as resulting from specific perceptions
of death in world cultures. In addition to the discussion of both ancient
and modern customs of body preservation, common perception of mummies as
reflected by feature films will be presented. |
| Requirements: |
UNDERGRADUATE
STUDENTS
The
final grade will be based on three exams. Exams will consist of different
sections (including essay questions) especially designed for the type of
material, which will be covered during class meetings. In order to
pass these exams it is necessary to attend lectures and to read the required
material. Since the amount of information to which students will be exposed
is significant, three extra review sessions are planned after the last
session before each exam, after the regular class period. The most important
information, names, terms, definitions, etc., can be found in the notes
prepared by the instructor in order to structure the learning process in
the most effective way. At the end of the semester each student will be
required to turn in a research paper (10-12 pages plus bibliography) on
the topic of mummification, whether ancient or modern.
GRADUATE
STUDENTS
In
addition to the requirements listed above, graduate students are required
to write an additional research paper of ca. 20 pages (plus bibliography).
Each topic must be discussed with the instructor first and at the end of
the semester each graduate student might be asked to present a brief summary
of his or her research to the class. |
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Week
# 1 - August 25, 2005
| Introduction
to the course. “Mummy fever”: Mummies in film and popular culture. Part
I.
Movie:
"The Mummy". 1932 (72 minutes) V- Cass PN 1997 M85 1985.
Readings
for Weeks # 1 & 2:
EW:
H. #1 & 2
CJ:
Chapter II. Pp. 57-140. |
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|
Week
# 2 - September 1, 2005
| "Mummy
fever”: Mummies in film and popular culture. Part II.
Movies:
“The
Mummy’s Hand” 1940; PN1997 M8515 1992; the famous scene of a mummy grabbing
an archaeologist.
“The
Mummy’s Tomb” 1942; PN1997 M81518 1992; the beginning of the movie to narrate
the previous movie.
“The
Mummy”1959; PN1997 M85 2001; discovery of the tomb and the mummy.
“The
Mummy’s Shroud” 1967; PN1997 M8517 1998; summary of the movies and mummy’s
death. |
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|
Assignment:
Select at least three feature movies about mummies
(but
not the ones watched in class) and do their review (not description). |
|
|
Week
# 3 - September 8, 2005
| Death,
rituals, and mummification.
Readings
for Week #3:
E.W.:
H. #3
CP:
Preface. Chapter 1. Pp. 7-44. Culinary Clues for Keeping Corpses. Pp. 111-114.
Blood Brothers: The Evidence of the Genes. Pp. 114-118.
HR:
Introduction. Pp. 1-9. Chapter 6. Pp. 175-188. |
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|
Week
# 4 - September 15, 2005
| Mummies
of Ancient Egypt. Part I.
Movie:
“Egypt
Uncovered: Vol. 5. Mummies: Into the Afterlife. “ 2001. Bethesda, MD. 51
min. DT61 E336 1998 V.5
Readings
for Weeks # 4 -6:
E.W.:
H. # 4-6
CP:
The Origins and Development of Mummification in Egypt. Pp. 96-106.
HR:
Chapter 4. Pp. 105-133.
CJ:
Foreword. Preface. Chapter I. Pp. 1-58. |
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|
Week
# 5 - September 22, 2005
Mummies
of Ancient Egypt. Part II.
REVIEW!!!
|
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|
Week
# 6 - September 29, 2005
Week
# 7 - October 6, 2005
| FALL
BREAK
Readings
for Weeks #7 & 8:
E.W.:
H. # 7-8
HR:
Chapter I. Pp. 13-48
MM
(optional): The Tarim Basin Mummies (whole book). |
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|
Week
# 8 - October 13, 2005
| The
Tarim Basin mummies.
Movie:
“Mysterious
Mummies of China” (Nova) (60 minutes) 1998; V-Cass DS 719 M96 1998.
|
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|
Week
# 9 - October 20, 2005
| Ice
Mummies. Part I.
Movies:
a series of (180 min. total) produced by Nova entitled ”Ice Mummies” [1.Frozen
in Heaven. 2. Siberian Ice Maiden. 3. Return of the Iceman]); Marriott
Library: V-Cass GN 293 128 1998 v. 1-3.
Readings
for Weeks #9 & 10:
E.W.:
H. # 9-10
CP:
The Tattooed Horseriders of the Steppes. Pp. 133-142.
HR:
Chapter 2. Pp. 49-78.
Week
# 10 - October 27, 2005
Ice Mummies. Part
II. |
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|
Week
# 11 - November 3, 2005
| Bog
Mummies of Northwestern Europe.
Movie:
“Mummies:
The Real Story.” (Discovery Channel) (52 minutes)1999: V-Cass GN 293 M87
1999.
Readings
for Week #11:
E.W.:
H. # 11
CP
: Chapter 2, pp. 45-82.
HR:
Chapter 3, pp. 79-104.
Review
!!!
|
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|
Week
# 12 - November 10, 2005
| EXAM
!!!
Readings
for Weeks #12 & 13:
E.W.:
H. # 12 &13
CP:
pp. 83-96.
HR:
Chapter 7. Pp. 189-208. |
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|
Week
# 13 - November 17, 2005
| Chile
and Peru: the oldest mummies.
Movie:
“The
Oldest Mummies in the World,” 2001. Beverly Hills, Ca.:; World Almanac
Video. 50 min. V-Cass F 2069 043 2001. |
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|
Week
# 14 - November 24, 2005
| THANKSGIVING
BREAK
Readings
for Week #14 & 15:
E.W.:
H. # 14 & 15
HR:
Chapter 8. Pp. 209-244. Chapter 9. Pp. 245-281 |
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|
Week
# 15 - December 1, 2005
Mummies
of Coastal Peru.
The Sacred Mummies
of the Andes.
Movies:
“Cliff
Mummies of the Andes,” 2001. New York: A & E Television Networks. 50
min. V-Cass F 3429 C57 2001.
“Cliff
Mummies of the Andes Unwrapped.” 2001. New York: A & E Television Networks.
50 min. V-Cass F 3429 C574 2001.
“The
Desert Mummies of Peru.” 2000. Discovery Channel. (52 min.) V-Cass
F 3429 D48 2000. |
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|
Week
# 16 - December 8, 2005
| Famous
mummies from around the world.
Movies:
“Mummies:
Frozen in Time.” TCL Video. (52 min.) V-Cass GN 293 M855 1999.
“Mummies:
The Real Story.” (Discovery Channel) (52 minutes)1999: V-Cass GN 293 M87
1999.
Readings
for Weeks #16:
E.W.:
H. #16
CP:
Chapter 1 from p. 29 up to 44. Chapter 6; pp. 169-188.
HR:
Chapter 5. Pp. 135-174. Afterword. Pp.283-286. Appendix. Pp. 287-290.
Review!!!
Last
day to turn in your final paper. |
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|
Week
# 17 - December 15, 2005
EXAM
!!!
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Wasilewska's Home Page |
