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ARTS 101: Caves to Cathedrals

Colgate University | Spring 2021

  • Overview & Course Information
  • Calendar Summary
  • Daily Schedule
  • Assignments
    • Pillars of the Earth – Reading questions
    • Citizenship/Participation
    • Daily (or almost daily) Exam Question
    • Web posts – updated for webpost 2
    • Final Project
  • Student Posts
    • Ancient Mesopotamia
    • Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World
    • Ancient Egypt
    • Ancient Egypt in the Modern World
    • Ancient Greece
    • Ancient Greece in the Modern World
    • Ancient Rome
    • Ancient Rome in the Modern World
  • Final Projects

Tag: appropriation

Ancient Greece, Student Posts Posted onApril 4, 2021April 11, 2021

Truth Unraveled: Epic Story Destroyed

Imagine, it’s 510 B.C. and you live in ancient Athens. You’re heading to the agora to take a stroll through […] Read More

Ancient Greece in the Modern World, Student Posts Posted onApril 4, 2021April 11, 2021

Hey, Ionic Columns! What are you doing on Lathrop Hall?

In recent literature, scholars have begun to link the Greek Classical style to white supremacy. In Dr. Lyra Monterio’s article, […] Read More

Ancient Rome in the Modern World, Student Posts Posted onApril 3, 2021April 22, 2021

Yelp: Reviews of Discobolus (The Discus Thrower)

Anonymous Reviewer: I love how the figure is depicted!  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The motion of the figure is incredible. Myron, the sculptor, […] Read More

Political painting depicting the influence that Mesopotamian rule had on dictator, Saddam Hussein's rise to power in Iraq.
Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World, Prehistory & Mesopotamia, Student Posts Posted onFebruary 28, 2021March 2, 2021

The Love Story of Saddam Hussein and the Mesopotamia Civilization

In the image above, some of you may not know the specific figure that Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein is looking […] Read More

Paper mache recreation of Nimrud with large gaps between panels
Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World, Student Posts Posted onFebruary 28, 2021March 6, 2021

Why Unfilled Space in an Art Exhibition is so Powerful

Artist Michael Rakowitz’s new exhibition is full of gorgeous paper mache recreations of lost Iraqi artifacts, alongside major gaps in […] Read More

Ancient Egypt in the Modern World, Student Posts Posted onFebruary 28, 2021March 14, 2021

Dendur: A Toy Temple

Sophie and The Temple The Temple of Dendur was an object of my imagination. To a shorter-than-average kid, it seemed […] Read More

Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World, Student Posts Posted onFebruary 28, 2021March 18, 2021

Famed Forger vs Commended Curator: Degrees of Difference Revealed

(Allegedly) found on a wall in dwellings in Çatalhöyük, Turkey, this painting could be the first known landscape painting done by […] Read More

Ancient Mesopotamia in the Modern World, Student Posts Posted onFebruary 27, 2021March 7, 2021

Archaeology, Face Cream, and Murder Mystery: Agatha Christie’s Curious Relationship with Ancient Mesopotamia

Agatha Christie had an interesting involvement in Mesopotamian archaeological digs and took much inspiration from them for her famous novels. […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Prehistory & Mesopotamia Posted onJanuary 23, 2021March 10, 2021

2/3 The Image of the Ruler: Naram-Sin and Hammurabi

Today we will look closely at two more monuments intended to glorify kings, created about 500 years apart. Building on […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Prehistory & Mesopotamia Posted onJanuary 23, 2021February 17, 2021

2/8 Mesopotamia in the Modern World

Why are so many of the objects we studied in this unit in European or American museums? Readings: Neil MacGregor, […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Egypt Posted onJanuary 23, 2021February 20, 2021

2/19 King Tut and the Blockbuster

Why did millions of Americans stand in line for up to five hours to catch a glimpse of an ancient […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Egypt Posted onJanuary 24, 2021February 7, 2021

2/22 Mummy Dearest

Everyone loves mummies. But mummies only exist because of the ancient Egyptians’ deeply felt religious beliefs about the afterlife – […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Early Christianity and Islam in the aftermath of the Roman Empire Posted onFebruary 6, 2021March 13, 2021

4/5 The Christianization of Rome/the Romanization of Christianity

How did Christianity go from being the despised, persecuted religion of perhaps 5% of the Roman Empire to being the […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Early Christianity and Islam in the aftermath of the Roman Empire Posted onFebruary 7, 2021September 7, 2021

4/7 Nobody’s Business But the Turks’?

One of the most innovative and beautiful buildings in the world has meant many things to many people over the […] Read More

Daily Schedule, Early Christianity and Islam in the aftermath of the Roman Empire Posted onFebruary 8, 2021April 14, 2021

4/14 “Kufa and Kells”: Sacred Books in Christianity and Islam

Similarities and differences in how Christianity and Islam aestheticize the written word in sacred books produced between the 7th and […] Read More

Daily Schedule, The High Middle Ages Posted onFebruary 7, 2021April 16, 2021

4/16 Temple/ Church/ Mosque/ Cathedral: A Site of Memory in Cordoba, Spain

Another one of the world’s most spectacular buildings, that is also hotly contested. How is this debate similar to, and […] Read More

Daily Schedule, High Middle Ages Posted onFebruary 9, 2021April 30, 2021

4/30 What’s at stake in a course like this?

This course is predicated on a number of questionable assumptions — a coherent thread that ties together artistic production and […] Read More

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