2025-26

The course introduces the student to the concept of 'policy', of 'power' and of 'domination' in anthropology. It also has the aim of investigating these concepts in traditional societies. The fundamental question at issue here lies in the varied representation of the 'other' and the relations and powers that are created from a web of economic, political, cultural and other mutual influences and dependencies.

The course introduces the student to prehistoric culture and lays emphasis on the Greek world. The historical survey covers all periods of prehistory, from the appearance of man to the Bronze Age. It includes matters such as the evolution of man and the material culture of the Paleolithic period both in the rest of Europe and in Greece, the culture of the Neolithic period in Greece and Bronze Age communities.

The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the basic concepts and principles involved in the history of art and with the development of theory regarding the ‘reading’ and interpretation of art as a phenomenon and of particular works of art.
 
In particular, upon completion of the course, the student will be acquainted with:
 
·       what painting, sculpture and architecture is,
·       the role of line and colour,
·       form and style,
·       painting techniques,
·       general subject categories,