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The Making of the Mediterranean World
Interdisciplinary Studies Program
Barcelona, Spain
Dates: 9/4/24 - 12/21/24
The Making of the Mediterranean World
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: CEA CAPA Barcelona Center
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Primary Subject Area: History
Other Subject Area: Archaeology
Instruction in: English
Course Code: CUL354
Transcript Source: University of New Haven
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 45
Prerequisites: None
DESCRIPTION
What do we mean by the "Mediterranean"? Is it a "reality," a fiction, or is it a cultural construction? This course will set out to examine these questions through a variety of images, representations and narratives that have been associated historically with the peoples and places of the Mediterranean. The key roles assumed by painting, sculpture, architecture, literature, poetry and mythology and film, will be highlighted. A series of themes will be used to present visual narratives linking social, cultural, political and artistic material, whose content and interpretation will be analyzed through complementary readings and critical class discussion. You will not only be encouraged to develop individual responses to the class material, but will also be expected to work collectively within groups as well as taking part in class presentations.