SA562 ISSUES IN ARCHAEOLOGY, POWER,POLITICS AND ETHINICITY
| Course Code: |
8140562 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
12.0 |
| Department: |
Settlement Archaeology |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Prof.Dr. DENÝZ BURCU ERCÝYAS |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
Archaelogical evidence, especially deriving from the Classical period, is often very generous in providing us with information on exercise of power, sometimes by individuals and at other times by groups of people, the role of power politics in the form and function of settlements, and not so generous but still informative on questions of identity. While the archaelogical data opens a window into the past applications of power,politics and ethnicity, we archaelogists add yet another perspective to the study of ancient settlements with our own biases originating from the quiet power struggles and rejuvenated national identities of our times. In this course, these two perspectives, one from the past into the future and the other from today into the past will be examined through their impact on ancient settlements and our perception of them today.
