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. |
| Time: |
Each
Tuesday and Thursday at 5:30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. |
| Location: |
Campus
ST 205 |
| Important
dates: |
May
24, 06 - last day to drop classes
May
30, 06 - last day to add classes
May
30, 06 - last day to elect CR/NC option or to audit classes
June
2, 06 - last day to withdraw from term length classes |
| Required
Texts: |
Gay
Robins: The Art of Ancient Egypt. Harvard
University Press: 2000. (GR)
Nicholas
Grimal: A History of Ancient Egypt.
Blackwell: 1994. (NG)
Claude
Traunecker: The Gods of Egypt.Cornell
University Press: 2001. (CT)
*
The above books can be purchased at the University of Utah Bookstore.
Ewa
Wasilewska: Pharaonic Egypt. Notes.
2006. (EW)
*
Notes can be purchased during the first three class meetings from an instructor. |
| Optional
Texts: |
William
H. Stiebing, Jr.: Uncovering the Past.Oxford
University Press: 1994. (WS)
Karl-Theodor
Zauzich: Hieroglyphs without Mystery.
University of Texas Press: 1996. (KTZ)
*
The above books can be purchased at the University of Utah Bookstore.
*
Also on the Reserve in the Marriott Library. |
| Subject: |
This
course is an introduction to archaeology, religion, history, art, architecture
and other aspects of Pharaonic Egypt. It covers a period directly
preceding the unification of Egypt (ca. 3200 B.C.) until the Hellenistic
period, beginning with the "liberation" of Egypt by Alexander the Great
in the fourth century B.C. The most important and interesting elements
of the more remote prehistoric past will also be discussed.
Throughout
the semester special focus will be placed on theoretical and methodological
issues involved in interpretation of ancient Egyptian records. Students
will concentrate on such problems as chronology of Egypt, interpretation
of written records and main characteristics of archaeological artifacts,
which facilitate process of proper identification of cultural groups and
interpretation of behavioral patterns.
During
the semester numerous references will be made to other cultures of the
Middle East and outside of this region.
This
course will be richly illustrated with visual aids. |
| 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 that 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 enormous, three or four 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 write a ca. 5 page essay on the topic that he or she
found the most interesting with regard to the influence of ancient Egyptian
civilization on modern cultures.
GRADUATE
STUDENTS
In
addition to the requirements listed above, graduate students are required
to write a research paper of ca. 20 pages (plus bibliography). Each topic
must be discussed with the instructor first and by the end of the semester
each graduate student will be asked to present a brief summary of his or
her research to the class. |
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Meeting
# 1 - May 16, 2006
| Time
and Space: introduction to terminology and geography of the area. History
of studies. Decipherment of Egyptian Script and Language. Inscribed material.
Suggested
movie (Marriott Library): Egypt: The Habit of Civilization
(LEGACY
#4) - V-Cass CB 311 L43 1991 pt.4 / 1991; 57 min. color
Readings:
EW:
H.
# 1
NG:
Introduction.
Pp. 1-13. Writing. Pp. 31-35.
WS:
Retrieving
Egypt's Distant Past. Pp. 55-84.
KTZ:
Whole
book. |
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|
Meeting
# 2 - May 18, 2006
| Chronology.
Religion and Funerary Beliefs. Part 1.
Suggested
movie: Egypt Uncovered - Part 4: Deities and Demons.
DT61
E336 1998 V.4; 50 min.
Readings
for MEETINGS 2 & 3:
EW:
H.
# 2 & 3
NG:
Chapter
2. Pp.40-48.
CT:
Whole
book. |
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|
Meeting
# 3 - May 24, 2006
| Chronology.
Religion and Funerary Beliefs. Part 2.
Suggested
movie: Egypt Uncovered - Part 5: Mummies: Into the Afterlife.
DT61
E336 1998 V.5; 50 min.
|
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|
TAKE
HOME EXAM - to be turned on June
1, 2006
Meeting
# 4 - May 25, 2006
| The
Pre-Dynastic and Early Dynasty Period: Main events, Art and Architecture.
Part 1
Suggested
movie: Egypt Uncovered - Part 1: Chaos and Kings.
DT61
E336 1998 V.1; 50 min.
Readings
for MEETING #4
EW:
H. # 4
NG:
Chapter
1. Pp.17-39. Chapter 3. Pp.49-59.
GR:
Chapter 1: Pp. 12-29. Chapter 2: Pp. 30-39. |
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Meeting
# 5 - May 30, 2006
| The
Old Kingdom: historical outline, architectural achievements, art. Part
1.
Suggested
movie: Egypt Uncovered - Part 2:The Resurrection Machine.
DT61
E336 1998 V.2; 52 min.
Readings
for MEETINGS #5, 6, 7
EW:
H.
# 5, 6, & 7
NG:
Chapter
4: Pp. 63-101. Chapter 5: Pp. 102-136.
GR:
Chapter 3: Pp. 40-57. Chapter 4: Pp. 58-79. |
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|
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Meeting
# 6 - June 1, 2006
The
Old Kingdom: historical outline, architectural achievements,
art.
Part 2.
REVIEW!!!
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Meeting
# 7 - June 6, 2006
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|
Meeting
# 8 - June 8, 2006
The
First Intermediate Period. The Middle Kingdom: Historical Outline.
The
Middle Kingdom: Its Artistic and Other Contributions to the Dynastic Egypt.
Readings:
EW:
H.
#8
NG:
Chapter
6. Pp.137-154. Chapter 7. Pp.155-181.
GR:
Chapter 5: Pp. 80-89. Chapter 6: Pp. 90-109. Chapter 7: Pp. 110-121. |
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|
Meeting
# 9 - June 13, 2006
| The
Second Intermediate Period. The New Kingdom: Historical Outline.
Suggested
movie: Egypt Uncovered - Part 3: Age of Gold.
DT61
E336 1998 V.3. 50 min.
Readings:
EW:
H.
#9
NG:
Chapter
8. Pp. 182-195. Part III. Pp. 197-292.
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|
Meeting
# 10 - June 15, 2006
| The
New Kingdom: The Art and Architecture of the Empire.
REVIEW!!!
Readings:
EW:
H. #10
NG:
Part III. Pp. 197-292.
GR:
Chapter 8: Pp. 122-147. Chapter 9: Pp. 149-165. Chapter 10: Pp. 166-193.
In
order to study the Late Period please proceed with the following readings:
E.W.:
H. #11
NG:
Part
IV. Pp. 309-388.
GR:
Last chapters.
The
last day to turn in essays (undergraduate and graduate students) and research
papers (graduate students). |
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|
Meeting
# 11 - June 20, 2006
FINAL
August
2, 2006 - The
last day to turn in essays (undergraduate and graduate students) and research
papers (graduate students).
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Wasilewska's Home Page |
