Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: GREEK/ROMAN ARCHITECTURE: SPACES OF PERFORMANCE

Department: Architecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course surveys the architectural history of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds from the 5th century BCE to the 3rd Century CE. The course begins with the claim that the architecture of the ancient world has historically been conceived in relation to the bodily practices and social performances. Therefore, the case studies are visualized in the light of social events, festivals, cult practices and public spectacles. For each lecture, Graduate Students will be assigned additional readings. They will write an annotated bibliography of all these readings to be turned in at the end of the semester. We will meet for an additional every two or three weeks to discuss interpretive and methodological problems and ideas associated with the readings. Graduate Students will be expected to complete all the requirements of the class in addition to writing a substantial research paper due at the end of the semester. Cross-list: HART 512, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: ARCH 212.