Course Syllabus

JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY

COURSE CODE: "AH 291"
COURSE NAME: "Medieval Rome and Its Monuments (On-site: activity fee €25 or $33) (N.B. On-campus sessions for this class will be held 8:30-11:15)"
SEMESTER & YEAR: Fall Semester 2012

SYLLABUS

INSTRUCTOR: Yawn Lila
EMAIL: [email protected]
HOURS: T 9:15-12:00
TOTAL NO. OF CONTACT HOURS: 45
CREDITS:
PREREQUISITES:
OFFICE HOURS: By appointment

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
See below.

SUMMARY OF COURSE CONTENT:
AH 291 surveys Roman monuments of art and architecture surviving from the thousand-year ‘Age in the Middle’ between Classical Antiquity and the Early Modernity, i.e. the Renaissance. The class meets entirely on location in Rome, allowing for first-hand study of buildings, paintings, mosaics, sculpture, and other objects. Class meetings will consist of lectures, group activities, and seminar discussions, for which students are expected to prepare regularly and conscientiously.

IMPORTANT: You may not be registered for a class that immediately precedes or follows this one, given the time required for travel to and from the monuments.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
In this course, you will learn to:

° Describe the socio-political-stylistic periods through which Roman art and architecture passed between A.D. 300 and 1300, citing and dating specific, exemplary monuments;

° Analyze the symbolic and aesthetic content of works of late ancient and medieval art and architecture with respect to their intended uses and purposes and in light of the modes of thought and taste to which they responded;

° Describe the transformations of the ancient Roman cityscape and of individual monuments within it in response to the cultural, social, and demographic realities of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.

TEXTBOOK:

Book Title	Author	Publisher	ISBN number	Library Call Number	Comments	Format	Local Bookstore	Online Purchase
Rome: Profile of a City, 312-1308	Richard Krautheimer	Princeton University Press	978-0-691-04961-8

REQUIRED RESERVED READING:

NONE

RECOMMENDED RESERVED READING:

NONE

GRADING POLICY
-ASSESSMENT METHODS:

Assignment	Guidelines	Weight
Midterm examination	Written, in-classroon, closed-book exam, consisting of monument identifications and essays.  Essay topics distributed in advance.	15
Final examination	Written, in-classroon, closed-book exam, consisting of monument identifications and essays.	30
Research Project	Components:  project summary and bibliography (8 source minimum) with content summaries (150 to 300 words per summary, one summary per source); final paper (2000 words)	40
Professionalism	Puctuality, collegiality, creative inquisitiveness, obvious and constant engagement in class during class meetings	15

-ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
Assignment or criterion (=% of final semester grade)

Class participation & attendance 15

Midterm exam 20

Research Project

° Thesis statement & annotated bibliography 10

° Paper 25

Final Exam 30

Grade Scale

A 100-94 B 86-83 C 74-70

A- 93-90 B- 82-80 D 69-60

B+ 89-87 C+ 79-75 F 59-0

Timely Submission of Work

Assignments, including the midterm, automatically lose one-half letter grade if submitted after the collection of the assignment during class on the due date. Written assignments submitted more than a week after the due date will not be accepted and will earn a grade of zero.

-ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Attendance and punctuality are mandatory.

Meeting points for classes are indicated in the schedule below. Please plan to arrive well before the departure time given in the schedule, as classes depart at precisely 9:15. If you arrive at the meeting point and the group has already left, then it is your responsibility to try to find the group—generally not an easy task. In short: plan carefully so that you arrive well before the meeting time indicated in the schedule.

The professor reserves the right to modify meeting times, places, and the monuments visited as necessary for the educational benefit of the class or due to constraints imposed by unforeseen circumstances, such as strikes. Communication about such changes will be effected either by announcement in class, email, or by postings to the JCU web page and bulletin boards. It is the individual student’s responsibility to stay informed of such changes. Above all, check the JCU web page, your email, and bulletin boards prior to class.

Please refer to the university catalog for the attendance and absence policy.

Please refer to the university catalog for further information on the university-wide attendance and absence policy.

ACADEMIC HONESTY
As stated in the university catalog, any student who commits an act of academic dishonesty will receive a failing grade on the work in which the dishonesty occurred. In addition, acts of academic dishonesty, irrespective of the weight of the assignment, may result in the student receiving a failing grade in the course. Instances of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Dean of Academic Affairs. A student who is reported twice for academic dishonesty is subject to summary dismissal from the University. In such a case, the Academic Council will then make a recommendation to the President, who will make the final decision.

STUDENTS WITH LEARNING OR OTHER DISABILITIES
John Cabot University does not discriminate on the basis of disability or handicap. Students with approved accommodations must inform their professors at the beginning of the term. Please see the website for the complete policy.

SCHEDULE

Class No.	Meeting Point	Theme	Principal Monuments	Readings / Assignments Due
1	JCU Campus	Introduction & Overview	S. Cecilia in Trastevere
2	Capitoline Hill, at the base of the statue of Marcus Aurelius	The Roman State Religion & Its Visual Codes	Capitoline Museums	Krautheimer, Ch. 1; J. Shelton, As the Romans Did, pp. 359-91; 417-420; top three paper topic choice due via email @ 10pm
3	Front door of S. Maria degli Angeli, Piazza della Repubblica	Ancient Mystery Religions; Death & Burial in Antiquity	Basilica of S. Maria degli Angeli (Baths of Diocletian) + Museo Nazionale Romano delle Terme + Museo Nazionale Romano di Palazzo Massimo alle Terme	Shelton, As the Romans Did, pp. 90-99, 391-417; R. Milburn, Early Christian Art and Architecture, pp. 1-43
4	Obelisk in Piazza S. Giovanni in Laterano. Bus 85 or 87 from Torre Argentina.	Constantine's Triumph & Imperial Christianity	Lateran Baptistery & Basilica; Arch of Constantine; Basilica of Maxentius & Constantine (exterior)	Krautheimer, Ch. 2; Eusebius & Lactantius on Constantine (http://isthmia.osu.edu/teg/hist50303/readings04.htm)
5	Via Nomentana, 349. Bus 84 from Piazza Venezia or bus 60 from Pyramide or Piazza of Ostiense Train Station. ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME.	Early Christian Mausolea & Martyria	S. Costanza; S. Agnese fuori le mura	Krautheimer, Ch. 2 (cont.); reconstructions of Mausoleum of Constantina in M. Andaloro's Atlante
6	Caffé Fantini, Piazza dell'Esquilino, 36. Hint: with your back to the exterior of the apse of S. Maria Maggiore, Caffé Fantini is across the street and on your left.	Churches & Mosaics in the Age of the Visigothic Sack, pt. 1	S. Pudenziana; S. Maria Maggiore	Bible: Revelation (entire); excerpts from Theodosian Code (http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/theodcodeXVI.html); Shelton, As the Romans Did, pp. 390 (from "Resistance…") -391;
7	Entrance of S. Sabina, Pzza Pietro d'Illiria, in Via di S. Sabina on the Aventine.	Churches & Mosaics in the Age of the Visigothic Sack, pt. 2 + Metalwork of the Migrations	S. Sabina; Museo dell'Alto Medioevo at EUR	Krautheimer, Ch. 3; Phase 1 of Research Project due
8	Entrance to the Forum in Via dei Fori Imperiali (halfway between Piazza Veneia and the Colosseum, near instersection with Via Cavour)	Ostrogoths & Byzantines	S. Maria Antiqua; SS. Cosma e Damiano	Krautheimer, Ch. 4; Snyder, Medieval Art, pp. 174-181; midterm exam assigned
9	Column in front of the main entrance of S. Maria Maggiore.	The Carolingian Renovatio	S. Prassede; Museo della Crypta Balbi	Krautheimer, Ch. 5; midterm exam due
10	Caffé S. Clemente, Via S. Giovanni in Laterano 124. Bus 75 or 3 from Induno. Get off at Colosseum and use your map.	The Anni Mille and the Renaissance of the Twelfth Century, pt. 1	S. Clemente	Krautheimer, Chs. 6-7
11	Piazza Sonnino, small piazza at intersection of Via della Lungaretta and Viale di Trastevere, adjacent to entrance of S. Crisgono	The Anni Mille and the Renaissance of the Twelfth Century, pt. 2	S. Crisogono; S. Maria in Trastevere; Casa dei Crescenzi (time allowing)	Krautheimer, Chs. 6-7 (cont.); Bible: Canticles (aka Song of Solomon) (entire)
12	Caffé S. Clemente, Via S. Giovanni in Laterano 124. Bus 75 or 3 from Induno. Get off at Colosseum and use your map.	The Duecento, pt. 1 (and one Early Christian flashback)	SS. Quattro Coronati; S. Tommaso in Formis; S. Stefano Rotondo	Kessler, Rome: 1300, sections on S. Paolo flm and S. Maria Maggiore: Phase 2 of research paper due
13	Obelisk in Pzza. S. Giovanni in Laterano. Bus 85 ot 87 from Torre Argentina.	The Duecento, pt. 2	SS. Sanctorum Chapel; Lateran Cloister & apse	Krautheimer, Ch. 8; Phase 2 of research project (paper) due
14	S. Paolo fuori le mura, at the base of the belltower. Take metro B to "S. Paolo Basilica." Exit the metro stop to the left and cross the street to the huge white church and tower.	Duecento Florescences & the First Papal Jubilee	S. Paolo fuori le mura & S. Maria Maggiore (façade & apse)	Kessler, Rome: 1300, sections on S. Paolo flm and S. Maria Maggiore:
Final exam	JCU, date/time TBA			FINAL EXAM