V27.9295.001 Class code

Name: Charles A. Ewell NYUHome Email Address: [email protected] Instructor Details Office Hours: Mondays, 5:45–6:15 p.m., or by appointment Villa Ulivi Office Location: San Giovanni Villa Ulivi Office Extension: 055 5007 318

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Semester: Spring 2012 Class Details Full Title of Course: The Etruscans Meeting Days and Times: Mondays, 3:00-5:45 Classroom Location: Arezzo, Villa Ulivi

N/A Prerequisites

To provide the student with an awareness of and appreciation for the cultures and Class Description civilizations of ancient from ca. 1000 to 80 B.C.E. with special emphasis on the Etruscans and their relationship to the early Romans. We shall examine significant examples of sculpture, painting, architecture, city-planning, and the minor arts through power point presentations, the assigned texts, and field trips.

On completion of this course, students should: Desired Outcomes

• Have improved their ability to think critically, engage in complex reasoning and express their thoughts clearly through their written work. • Have improved their understanding of the methodologies of the study of the Etruscans. • Have mastered a basic understanding of how to research questions on the Etruscans. • Recognize works by the principal protagonists and the scholars of the and to understand why they are significant Midterm Exam: 25% Oral Presentation of 20-25 minute length: 25% Assessment Components Written Assignment: 10-12 page term paper: 25% Final Exam: 25%

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Failure to submit or fulfill any required course component results in failure of the class.

Exams: The mid term and final exams will consist of 5 slides and 5 key term identifications and an essay chosen from a choice of two questions. The images will be chosen from among those shown during the lecture, seen in your readings, or works on site. The 5 key terms or clusters of terms will be drawn from the key term lists that you will receive at the beginning of each class. The essay will be a synthetic analysis of the course material with several examples cited to back up your answer. Your are expected to cite relevant assigned readings in your responses. Answers that do not cite any of the assigned reading will not receive full credit. The final exam is comprehensive, although greater weight will be given to material covered in the second half of the course. Both the midterm and the final are carefully timed: if you have a recognized learning disability for which you are entitled to extra time, please speak to someone in the Office of Academic Support immediately to insure that we can make proper arrangements for testing.

Presentation and Term Paper: Your presentation should present the principal themes of your term paper but should not be a reading of your term paper. You will have the opportunity to present all of your research in your term paper, which will be the final written version of the topic presented in your presentation. The term paper will also provide an opportunity to make corrections or adjustments to your presentation material in relation to the class discussion that will follow these. The term paper should be a well-organized essay in defense of a thesis statement. The written version should include references to all sources used, regardless of whether they were also assigned readings from this syllabus or electronic resources. Failure to properly cite your sources constitutes plagiarism (see below); if you are uncertain as to how to properly cite sources, please do not hesitate to see me during office hours or to contact me via email.

Readings: Readings are assigned on the syllabus and they must be done in advance of the lecture for which they are assigned.

Grade A: The student makes excellent use of empirical and theoretical material and offers Assessment Expectations structured arguments in his/her work. The student writes comprehensive essays/exam questions and his/her work shows strong evidence of critical thought and extensive reading. Grade B: The candidate shows a good understanding of the problem and has demonstrated the ability to formulate and execute a coherent research strategy

Grade C: The work is acceptable and shows a basic grasp of the research problem. However, the work fails to organize findings coherently and is in need of improvement

Grade D: The work passes because some relevant points are made. However, there may be a problem of poor definition, lack of critical awareness, poor research

Grade F: The work shows that the research problem is not understood; there is little or no critical awareness and the research is clearly negligible

Grade conversion

A=94-100

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A-=90-93 B+=87-89 B=84-86 B-=80-83 C+=77-79 C=74-76 C-=70-73 D+=67-69 D=65-66 F=below 65

Grading Policy Please refer to Assessment Expectations and the policy on late submission of work

Attendance: Attendance Policy Attendance is expected and required of all students. Any absences will negatively impact upon your course grade

Absences: In case of absence, regardless of the reason, the student is responsible for completing missed assignments, getting notes and making up missed work in a timely manner based upon a schedule that is mutually agreed upon between the faculty member and the student

Absence Due to Illness ● If you are sick, please see a doctor (contact the OSL for information). ● Only a medical certificate from a local medical professional will be accepted to justify an absence due to illness ● Within 24 hours of your return to class you must bring this note to the Office of Academic Support, located on the ground floor of Villa Ulivi. We will review the medical certificate and we will notify your faculty via email about your justified absence due to illness ● Absences for short term illness without a medical certificate are not justified and count as unjustified absences. We will not accept a student email or telephone call regarding an absence due to illness. We will not notify your faculty about these absences ● The Office of Student Life, when assisting you in cases of severe or extended illness, will coordinate with the Office of Academic Support to properly record your absences Due to Religious Observance ● Students observing a religious holiday during regularly scheduled class time are entitled to miss class without any penalty to their grade. This is for the holiday only and does not include the days of travel that may come before and/or after the holiday ● Students must notify their professor and the Office of Academic Support in writing via email one week in advance before being absent for this purpose

Due to a class conflict with a program sponsored lecture, event, or activity

. All students are entitled to miss one class period without any penalty to

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their grade in order to attend a lecture, event or activity that is sponsored by NYU or La Pietra Dialogues, Acton Miscellany or the Graduate Lecture series. . Students must notify their professor and the Office of Academic Support in writing via email one week in advance before being absent for this purpose

Late Submission of Work ● All course work must be submitted on time, in class on the date specified on the syllabus. ● To request an extension on a deadline for an assignment, students must speak to the professor one week prior to the due date ● To receive an incomplete for a course at the end of the semester, two weeks before final exams, both the student and the faculty member must meet with the Assistant Director of Academic Affairs to review the request and if granted, they must both sign an Incomplete Contract detailing the terms for completing missing coursework.

Plagiarism Policy PLAGIARISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED IN ANY FORM

The presentation of another person’s words, ideas, judgment, images or data as though they were your own, whether intentionally or unintentionally, constitutes an act of plagiarism.

In the event of suspected or confirmed cases of plagiarism, The faculty member will consult first with the Assistant Director for Academic Affairs as definitions and procedures vary from school to school. Please consult the “Academic Guidelines for Success” distributed on your USB key at Check-in and on the NYU Florence Global Wiki.

For a detailed description of some possible forms of plagiarism and cheating please consult the Community Compact that you signed at Orientation, a copy of which is on the above mentioned Wiki and USB key.

Assigned readings are to be found in the following texts, available for purchase for this course Required Text(s) at the Paperback Exchange, via delle Oche 4/r:

. Barker, Graeme and Tom Rasmussen, The Etruscans. . Bonfante, Larissa, Etruscan Life and Afterlife. Wayne State University Press, 1986. . Lulof, Patricia S. and van Kampen, Iefke ed., Etruscans: Eminent Women, Powerful Men. W Books, Amsterdam, 2012

. Bloch, Raymond, The Etruscans Supplemental Texts(s) (not . Bonfante, Larissa, Reading the Past: Etruscan required to purchase as . Bonfante, Larissa , Etruscan Dress copies are in NYU-L Library . Bonfante, Guiliano and Larissa, The Etruscan Language or available on line) . Bonfante, Larissa, Etruscan Myths . Borrelli, Frederica, The Etruscans: Art, Architecture, and History . Coarelli, Filippo, Etruscan Cities . Cristofani, Mauro, L’Oro degli Etruschi

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. de Gummond, Nancy Thomson, The Religion of the Etruscans . de Grummond, Nancy T., Etruscan Myth: Sacred History and Legend . de Grummond, Nancy T., A Guide to Etruscan Mirrors . Haynes, Sybil, Etruscan Civilization: A Cultural History . Janot, Jean-Renè, Religion in Ancient Etruria . Leighton, Robert, Tarquinia: An Etruscan City . Macnamara, Ellen, Everyday Life of the Etruscans . Magagnini, Antonella, The Etruscans: History and Treasures . Mansuelli, Guido et al., Etruria and Early Rome . Martelli, Marino, La Ceramica degli Etruschi . Moltesen, Mette et al., Copies of Etruscan Tomb Paintings . Meyer,Karl E., The Plundered Past . Polisensky, Mirek B., The Language and Origin of the Etruscans . Richardson, Emeline, The Etruscans . Saflund, Gosta, Etruscan Imagery . Torelli, Mario, Etruscans . Torelli, Mario, Etruschi: Le Antiche Metropoli del Lazio . von Vacano, The Etruscans in the Ancient World

The careful use of internet resources is encouraged and a list of recommended websites will Internet Research be given. Failure to cite internet and other non-traditional media sources in your written work Guidelines constitutes plagiarism.

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N/A Additional Required Equipment

Introduction to the Course

Session 1

30 January

The Geography and Cultural History of Italy Bonfante, 47-52; Barker and Rasmussen, from the Paleolithic to the Iron Age: Origin Chapter 1 and 2, pp 43-60. Session 2 Theories of the Etruscans

3 February (Friday)

Proto- Villanovan and Villanovan cultures; Bonfante, 92-103; Barker and Rasmussen, Introduction to Etruscan Religion 60-80, 91-93; Haynes, 1-45, 268-286 Session 3

6 February

Etruscan Religion and Language Bonfante, 215-231; Barker and Rasmussen, 80-81, 94-99, 216-244; Bonfante, Reading Session 4 the Past: Etruscan, 6-55

13 February

The Orientalizing Period; the Archaic Period - Bonfante, 53-55, 107-156; Barker and Sculpture Rasmussen, 82-91, 99-129; Haynes, 47-133 Session 5

20 February

Field Trip to Rome: Villa Giulia, Capitoline Hill, Roman Forum, Palatine Session 6

24 February (Friday)

The Archaic Period – Sculpture continued, Bonfante174-201; Barker and Rasmussen, Session 7 Architecture and City Planning 129-140; Haynes 135-259 27 February

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Midterm Examination

Session 8

5 March

Archaic Period – City-planning continued; Fresco Bonfante 174-201; 156-162: Barker and Painting Rasmussen, 141-215, 244-261 Session 9

26 March

Field Trip: , Orvieto, Tarquinia, Cerveteri, and Norchia Session 10

30-31 March (Friday-Saturday)

The Classical and Hellenistic Periods Bonfante, 1-17; 55-65; 232-278; Barker and Rasmussen, 262-296; Haynes, 261-268, 287- Session 11 389 2 April

Student Presentations and Class Discussion

Session 12

16 April

Student Presentations and Class Discussion

Session 13

23, 30 April

Field Trip: Castellina in , , Cetamura del Chianti, Badia a Coltibuono Session 14

28 April

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Final Examination and Papers due Session 15

7 May

● Eating is not permitted in the classrooms. Bottled water is permitted. Classroom Etiquette ● Cell phones should be turned off during class time. ● The use of personal laptops and other electronic handheld devices are prohibited in the classroom unless otherwise specified by the professor. ● We recycle! So keep it green! Please dispose of trash in the clearly marked recycle bins located throughout the on campus buildings

Field trips: Required Co-curricular Activities 24 February: Rome: Villa Giulia, Capitoline Hill, Roman Forum, Palatine Hill

30-31 March: Chiusi, Orvieto, Tarquinia, Cerveteri, and Norchia

28 April: Castellina in Chianti, Radda in Chianti, Cetamura del Chianti, Badia a Coltibuono

Suggested optional co-curricular activities will be announced in class and/or via email by the Suggested Co- professor throughout the semester. curricular Activities

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