Modules

Art in Greek Society (CLA3113)

15 credits

Greek art has been much admired in modern days, but it also was an essential part of ancient social life, religion, and politics. The Greeks were well aware of the impact that the visual had on its viewers, and used it to honour the gods, promote themselves, and express individual and collective identities. This module will look at a range of different forms of art (including sculpture, vase painting, and architecture), and a range of different contexts in which art was used and displayed. We shall discuss what art meant to the ancient Greeks, and how it can help the modern historian to better understand Greek ideologies and value systems. We shall engage with different methodologies and approaches suitable to achieve these aims.