History in Art 355A The Art & Architecture of Ancient Egypt

Prehistoric - Middle Kingdom

This course provides an introduction to the material culture of Egypt, from c. 5,000 B.C. to c. 1550 B.C., with a concentration on the Old - Middle Kingdom periods. Monuments and art objects will be considered in their historical and social contexts. Some emphasis will be placed upon archaeological procedures in terms of the rediscovery and conservation of specific sites/artifacts. It is an on-campus course. Standard University expectations are minimum 2 hours of ‘homework’ time for every 1 hour of class time. Instructor: Dr. Dennine Dudley Office: Room FA121 E-mail: ddudley@uvic.ca Phone: 250-721-7942 (department office as emergency contact) Office Hours: M, T, W, Th 12:30-1:30, or by appointment Textbook: Robins, Gay The Art of Ancient Egypt. University of California Press. Revised edition. (Reserve N5350 R63 2008) (below is a reference book I recommend) Shaw and Nicholson, The Dictionary of Ancient Egypt, Abrams 2003; newly revised 2008. Please note that the textbook is supplementary to the lecture material; the order and approach taken in the lectures may differ from the texts. Familiarity with both sets of material is expected (though emphasis is on lecture material). A suggested list of minimum textbook reading is given on the course outline. Other required readings will be provided on-line or as physical copies in library Reserve. Intended Learning Objectives: (our goals for this course) • identify key works and monuments of ancient Egypt, their materials and methods of production • describe the relationship between visual art and its wider cultural context, including references to artistic production, political events, religious belief and other social factors • communicate an understanding of the significance of Egyptian arts in the ancient world and also of its contemporary relevance Evaluation: Attendance 10% Hieroglyphic Assignment due June 16 10% Presentation dates June 23-26 50% Presentation Analyses due June 27 20% Course Wrap Up due June 30 10%

HA 355A Course Outline Summer 2014 (topics subject to adjustment)

June 5: General introduction and course requirements

suggested readings: Egypt chapter in any general survey (Stokstad, Janson, Gardner, etc or Wikipedia)

June 6: Ancient Egypt

June 9: Introduction to material culture

Robins Chapter 1

June 10: Prehistoric / Protodynastic

Robins Chapter 2

June 11: Old Kingdom 3rd dynasty

Robins Chapter 3

June 12: 3rd-4th dynasties

June 13: Old Kingdom pyramid construction

June 16: Old Kingdom 4th dynasty

Robins Chapter 4

June 17: Old Kingdom 5th dynasty

June 18: Old Kingdom 6th dynasty – First Intermediate period

Robins: Chapter 5

June 19: Middle Kingdom – Mentuhotep

Robins Chapter 6

June 20: Middle Kingdom – Amenemhet I, Senruset, Amenemhet III

Robins Chapter 7

June 23-26: presentation assignments

June 27: TBA Wrap

Additional Sources --- available in McPherson Library; R = Reserve

For general history & society DT61 B74 Quirke British Museum Book of Ancient Egypt. R DT61 E343 Wilkinson The Egyptian World R For art/images N5350 F744 Freed Arts of Ancient Egypt R N5350 M32 Tiradritti Egyptian Treasures from the Egyptian Museum R N5350 M235 Malek Egypt: 4000 years of art R N5350 S65 Smith Art & Architecture of Ancient Egypt R General Reference PJ1943 S5 Simpson Literature of Ancient Egypt Ref BL2428 M47 Mercatante Who’s Who in Egyptian Mythology Ref DT45 G6 Goldschmidt Historical Dictionary of Egypt Ref DT58 E5 Bard Encyclopedia of the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt

Ref DT58 O94 Redford Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt

HA 355A Notes

1. Attendance: unexcused absences will be penalized (at 1 from the total) for each class missed. Medical documentation required to avoid full penalty. If you miss a class, please get the notes from another student. It is expected that students take notes during lectures & discussions and participate in any of the suggested exercises whether evaluated or not. Remember 3 summer classes = 2 weeks regular term. If you have to miss more than that, I recommend dropping the course. See also below for information concerning the presentation analyses. 2. The presentation requirements will be posted on June 9, 2013. 3. Late papers will not be accepted.. No papers will be accepted after June 30, 2014. This will be revised only in documented cases that meet university criteria for official deferral (v. university regulations). No N grades will be levied for missing assignments. IF YOU MISS YOUR PRESENTATION

- There will be no non-medical exceptions or extensions permitted on the presentation portion of the grade. - I will try, but cannot guarantee, a time-slot later in the week for you to give your presentation - Note: this accounts for 5-10% not the full 50% .

IF YOU MISS OTHER PRESENTATIONS

- There is no way to make up the 20% for the analyses. - You must be present / in attendance to receive the grade. - Missing a day or portion thereof will be pro-rated (i.e. based on the number missed from the total of

presentations.) 4. You are welcome to discuss your ideas and projects with your fellow students but it is strongly recommended that all writing be done independently in order to avoid deliberate or accidental plagiarism. Cheating or plagiarism will result in an automatic grade of F.

Letter Grades: A+ 90-100%, A 85-89%, A- 80-84%, B+ 77-79%, B 73-76%, B- 70-72%,

C+ 65-69%, C 60-64%, D 50-59%, F below 50%

HOW TO SUBMIT ASSIGNMENTS 1. Please use the following format for written work: Word 2010 or older (preferable: .doc or .docx). (Presentation submission requirements will be provided separately.) You may use your preferred software to write, and then convert the submitted version. Staff in any of the computer labs on campus can help with conversion issues. It may be necessary for you to change formats due to individual conversion 2. Submit your writing & presentation materials to me by email at: ddudley@uvic.ca Please use a separate email for each assignment, and separate emails for any other discussion you wish to have with me. 3. Assignments MUST be subbmitted as attachments. NO LINKS. If you are using Google Docs or SkyDrive, download the copy to your desktop and then attach it to the email. 4. Subject line of email message MUST read: HA355A Assignment # Attachment (assignment) name MUST read: YourNameAssignment (as per assignment requirements) for example: DennineDAssign4.doc Marks will be deducted for incorrectly titled assignments. Please also put your name somewhere in the text of your assignment. Title pages are unnecessary and will not be considered in word count. 5. The email your assignment is sent from is the address it will be returned to. UVic accounts are STRONGLY recommended. Hotmail is not recommended; it doesn’t like to talk to the university, just FYI PS. I know all this sounds really fiddly, but these submission requirements have been worked out over several years, so as to be able to provide private, returnable feedback where necessary and gives me the ability to count and track assignments, as well as streamlining the workflow.

KEEP COPIES OF YOUR ASSIGNMENT EMAILS

UNIVERSITY REGULATIONS Cheating or plagiarism will result in an automatic grade of F. A second event will have more severe penalties, as per University Policy on Academic Integrity (see the university calendar). Instructor reserves the right to use plagiarism detection practices, including digital search systems. No make-up assignments will be given for either missed papers or poor results. Extensions on assignments may be granted for documented cases that meet university criteria (see the university calendar); approval of course instructor also required. We want everyone to feel safe at the university. Please be mindful. Hostility or abusive behaviour towards faculty, staff or students will not be tolerated. Appropriate backup assistance will be sought. FAIR DEALING Copyright legislation has allowances for educational purposes, but please consider restrictions on text and visual materials. Consider all course materials stamped with the fair dealing statement. Lectures will not be posted.