Art of Empire: Assyria and Babylonia (HAA-0014)

Spring 2027 · HAA 0014 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

Imperial arts of the Assyrian and Babylonian empires in the broader social and political contexts of the first millennium BCE. Topics may include: influence of Phoenician, Egyptian, and Greek cultures on imperial art; systems of cuneiform knowledge production; literary and mythological works; localized traditions that may have represented forms of anti-imperialist resistance; and major monuments and architecture of Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Empires. Readings based on approaches from art history and archaeology, as well as critical engagement with scholarship on Assyrian and Babylonian art. Discussions and assignments focus on interpretative approaches and analyzing the works of art within their ancient socio-historical context.

Course codes: HAA-0014, HAA 0014, HAA0014, HAA-14, HAA 14, HAA14

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