Prospectus

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History of Art and Material Cultural of South, Southeast and East Asia: 'Sharing the tales of the Buddha'

Course
2009-2010

Description

This course examines the visual expressions of Buddhist narratives illustrating the previous lives of the Buddha, his biography, his miracles, and the pilgrimages of Buddhist lay people. Materials studied include reliefs and wall paintings on Buddhist monuments, such as stupas and temples. The visual material comes from South Asia (India, Pakistan), Southeast Asia (Myanmar, Thailand and Indonesia) and China. Topics to be discussed are: image-text relationships; the various modes of visual narration; the relationships between visual narratives and architectural space; the meaningful selection of episodes; the different historical and cultural contexts in which the visual narratives were produced; their inter-cultural relationships and culturally defined differences.

Teaching method

Seminar meetings

Admission requirements

See Art History Program guide and Exam regulations

Course objectives

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Course load

10 ects

Required reading

To be announced.

Test method

Threefold: presentations (also on the basis of reading assignments) in the class; participation to the discussion and an essay (minimum extent of main text 5000 words). Students must choose a topic relevant to the content and aims of the course. Delivery of this essay will be expected before a date stipulated 4 weeks after the last course session. Further guidelines will be provided during the progress of the course.

Time table

Check the MA timetable on the Internet.

Information

Academic content, Dr. M.J. Klokke:
m.j.klokke@let.leidenuniv.nl
Dr. E.M. Raven:
e.m.raven@let.leidenuniv.nl
Study coordinator MA: stucokg@hum.leidenuniv.nl
Study coordinator Res. MA:
b.p.m.dongelmans@hum.leidenuniv.nl

Registration

U-twist

Blackboard

There is an accompanying site on Blackboard.

Remarks

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