Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / ARKD-608 - ARKEOLOJİ (DOKTORA)

Code: ARKD-608 Course Title: SOCIETY AND ART IN BYZANTINE CAPPADOCIA Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 3rd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department ARKEOLOJİ (DOKTORA)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer NİLÜFER PEKER (npeker@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) NİLÜFER PEKER,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to examine social structure, settlement patterns and art of the Byzantine Cappadocia.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can identify historical chronology of Byzantine Cappadocia. PO-9 Solve the conservation of archaeological material and its publicity in relation to tourism and environment.
PO-12 History, geography, economics, anthropology, architecture, etc. can use the data of different scientific disciplines to solve the problems of Archeology.
 		Presentation
LO-2 can interpret architectural remains and wall paintings in Byzantine Cappadocia. PO-1 Be able to conduct and present detailed research in accordance with scientific norms on a specific subject related to the field.
PO-4 It can teach the knowledge and skills acquired in the field.
PO-6 He/she can carry out studies that will make new contributions to the science of archeology in his field of specialization.
 		Presentation
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Among the topics of this course include the rise of Christianity in Cappadocia, its historical events, settlements, art and architecture. This course will especially introduce to students local workshops of wall paintings, rural settlements and the reflection of social changes in the Byzantine Cappadocia.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction narration
2 Late Antique and Byzantine Periods of Cappadocia: Historical Geography narration, slide presentation
3 Late Antique and Byzantine Periods of Cappadocia: Settlements, Architecture narration, slide presentation
4 Late Antique and Byzantine Periods of Cappadocia: Wall Paintings narration, slide presentation
5 Society of the Late Antique and Byzantine Cappadocia: Settlement, Architecture, Wall Painting student presentation, discussion, question and answer teaching method.
6 Society of the Late Antique and Byzantine Cappadocia: Settlement, Architecture, Wall Painting student presentation, discussion, question and answer teaching method.
7 Society of the Late Antique and Byzantine Cappadocia: Settlement, Architecture, Wall Painting student presentation, discussion, question and answer teaching method.
8 mid-term exam
9 Society of the Late Antique and Byzantine Cappadocia: Settlement, Architecture, Wall Painting student presentation, discussion, question and answer teaching method.
10 Society of the Late Antique and Byzantine Cappadocia: Settlement, Architecture, Wall Painting student presentation, discussion, question and answer teaching method.
11 Society of the Late Antique and Byzantine Cappadocia: Settlement, Architecture, Wall Painting student presentation, discussion, question and answer teaching method.
12 Society of the Late Antique and Byzantine Cappadocia: Settlement, Architecture, Wall Painting student presentation, discussion, question and answer teaching method.
13 An excursion to Cemil Archangels monastery, Sobesos, Mavrucandere. discussion, question and answer teaching method.
14 Final presentation student final presentations
15 Final presentation student final presentations
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Ousterhout, R. G. (2017). Visualizing community: Art, material culture, and settlement in Byzantine Cappadocia. Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection.
2 Jolivet-Levy, C. (1991). Les églises byzantines de Cappadoce : le programme iconographique de l'abside et de ses abords, Presses du CNRS, diffusion, Paris.
3 De Jerphanion, G. (1925-1942). Une nouvelle province de l'art byzantin: les églises rupestres de Cappadoce (Vol. 5). P. Geuthner.
4 Jolivet-Levy, C. (2001). La Cappadoce médiévale. Paris.
5 Rodley, L. (2010). Cave Monasteries of Byzantine Cappadocia. Cambridge University Press.
6 Restle, M. (1967). Byzantine wall painting in Asia Minor (Vol. 1-3). New York graphic society.
7 Ousterhout, R. G. (2005). A Byzantine settlement in Cappadocia (No. 42). Dumbarton Oaks.
8 Peker, N. (2020). Agricultural production and installations in Byzantine Cappadocia: a case study focusing on Mavrucandere. Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, 44(1), 40-61.
9 Hild, F., & Restle, M. (1981). Kappadokien:(Kappadokia, Charsianon, Sebasteia und Lykandos) (Vol. 2). Verlag d. Österreich. Akademie d. Wissenschaft.
10 Cooper, E., & Decker, M. J. (2012). Life and society in Byzantine Cappadocia. Springer.
Required Course instruments and materials
projector

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation 8 40
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project 15 60
final exam

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 15 45
Outside Class
       a) Reading 5 12 60
       b) Search in internet/Library 5 12 60
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 2 6 12
       e) Term paper/Project 1 3 3
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 0
mid-term exam 0
Own study for final exam 0
final exam 0
0
0
Total work load; 180