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| Udgave: |
Forår 2013 Hum |
| Tilvalgskode: |
See Aim / Formål |
| ECTS points: |
15 ECTS |
| Årsværk: |
15 ECTS |
Semester: |
1 semester |
| Institutter: |
The SAXO Institute |
| Undervisere: |
Luise Ørsted Brandt, e-mail: lbrandt@hum.ku.dk and
Karin Margarita Frei, e-mail: kmfrei@hum.ku.dk |
| Skema- oplysninger: |
 Vis skema for kurset
Samlet oversigt over tid og sted for alle kurser inden for Lektionsplan for Det Humanistiske Fakultet Forår 2013 Hum |
| Første undervisningsgang: |
Thursday 7th of February 2013, time: 9AM-12AM, room: P4 |
| Undervisnings- form: |
Group instruction / Seminar |
| Formål: |
HISTORY:
The course can primarily be used as Module III: History and Interdisciplinarity.
Period: Before 1500
Curriculum for Master´s Programme in History, The 2008 Curriculum.
Elective Studies (Bachelor):
Module T4: Historical Theme, Fagelement 47271050 [HHIB10501U] (15 ECTS)
Module T5: Historical Project, Fagelement 47271051 [HHIB10511U] (15 ECTS)
Curriculum for the Elective Studies in History, The 2007 Curriculum.
PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY:
The course can primarily be used as Archaeological Theme II.
Curriculum for Master´s Programme in Prehistoric Archaeology. The 2008 Curriculum. |
| Indhold: |
The cold climate of Scandinavia, the North Atlantic and especially Greenland is excellent for preservation of organic materials. This optimal climate has yielded a collection of archaeological and historic costumes of skin and woven materials. The costumes span from indigenous peoples costumes of local, available raw materials to costumes produced with imported materials and perhaps even imported costumes.
Old Norse textiles and Inuit skin costumes have lately been the focus of several research projects that aim to explore the relationship between people, costumes and resources.
This course will present and explore archaeological and historical international research into North Atlantic and Scandinavian skin and textile production through Viking and early Medieval Periods. Sources to North Atlantic and Scandinavian costume span from textile and skin objects, written sources, textile tools and images of dress. The diversity of material means that current research is conducted by researchers from as different fields as archaeology, history, anthropology, geology, genetics, and conservation sciences.
The lectures will focus on Greenlandic society through time and take us from the indigenous Inuit populations over the arrival of the old Norse to historic European colonisation of Greenland. Through these initial lectures, we will explore how the availability of original and imported raw materials effected textile production and the construction of different types of costumes.
Through case studies of Inuit clothes from Qilakitsoq and old Norse textiles from Herjolfsnæs, the techniques, tools, and materials used to produce these costumes are explored. Perspectives to skin and textile production in the earlier Scandinavian Viking Period and contemporary Early Medieval society will be given. Also the colonial Greenlandic costume tradition, and the national costume will be touched upon.
Two lectures will demonstrate, how new scientific methods can be applied to research on textiles and costumes; the strontium isotope system allows us to determine the provenance of textiles and the use of biomolecular methods, with particular focus on ancient DNA, enables species identification of skins and determination of breeds of sheep for wool production.
Course objectives (beside the objectives stipulated in the curriculum):
The course aims to provide students with an understanding of the importance of production processes and methods of analyses of costume and textile production in North Atlantic and Scandinavian Viking age and Medieval societies. This will enable students specifically to:
• understand North Atlantic costumes, their production, functionality and significance in relation to society through time
• address and discuss textile and clothing in relation to Greenlandic society
• acquire knowledge of “the state of the art” textile research within material culture studies and other relevant theoretical approaches
NB!
Please note that all lectures are compulsory and that students are strongly encouraged to submit to final examinations. All prospective students are welcome to a personal interview the week before lectures start.
For study abroad and exchange students: exams may be arranged according to the requirements of your home institution. |
| Litteratur: |
- Jette Arneborg: “The Norse settlements in Greenland”. IN The Viking World. Eds.: Brink & Price. Routledge London & New York, 2008. (p. 588-597).
- “The Mummies from Qilakitsoq – Eskimoes in the 15th century”. IN Meddelelser om Grønland. (Man and Society 12). Eds.: J. P. Hart Hansen & H. C. Gulløv. 1989.
- H. Monchot & D. Gendron: “Fox exploitation by the Paleoeskimo at The Tayara Site, Nunavik”. IN Artic Anthropology, Vol. 48, No. 1. 2011. (pp. 15-32).
- Else Østergård: Woven into the Earth. Textile Finds in Norse Greenland. Aarhus University Press, 2004. (296 pages)
A complete bibliography will be provided on the first day of the course and via ABSALON. |
| Tilmelding: |
Enrollment takes place in the Self Service on KUnet:
[HISTORY / Form name for MA-level: Historie, Modul I-VI, KA, Forår 2013]
[HISTORY / Form name for BA-level: Historie, Tilvalg på eget grundfag, Modul T4 og T5, Foråret 2013]
[PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY / Form name for MA-level: Forhistorisk Arkæologi, KA, 2008-studieordningen]
Ordinary enrollment period: 15 November – 3 December
Extraordinary enrollment period: 28 January – 11 February
In connection with enrollment in the Selfservice an exam type must be chosen for each course. The exam registration can be changed when the Selfservice opens up for exam editing in the spring.
During the ordinary enrollment period HISTORY students must select 4 out of the 12 courses offered as Module I-VI courses [BA-students: Module T4 and T5] in descending order, if they want to make sure to have a seat on a course – or courses - before the extraordinary enrollment period opens in the Selfservice.
If HISTORY students wants enrollment for two Module I-VI courses they need to make an ”X” in the pop-up textbox which appear in the Selfservice [only available for MA-students].
The Selfservice does not allow you to enroll if the course is used as Individual Selective Study [enkeltstående kandidattilvalg]. If the course are to be used as Individual Selective Study and a HISTORY-exam you are kindly requested to fill in this form and send it to the Secretary of the Board of Annie Lumbye, e-mail: anlum@hum.ku.dk no later than 3rd of December. If you want to sign up for two Module I-VI courses make a clear note on the form. Furthermore, you should select 4 out of the 12 courses offered as Module I-VI courses [BA-students: Module T4 and T5] in descending order.
If the course are to be used as Individual Selective Study and a PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY-exam you are kindly requested to fill in this form and send it to the Secretary of the Board of Studies Hanne Busch, e-mail: busch@hum.ku.dk no later than 3rd of December.
The result of the enrollment will appear in the Selfservice no later than 28 January.
In the extraordinary enrollment period you can see which courses are still open for enrollment.
Visual guides to enrollment, check of enrollment, cancellation of enrollment etc.
If you are an International Student please contact chrislund@hum.ku.dk for enrollment. |
| Eksamensform: |
HISTORY:
See Curriculum.
Find more information regarding exams on BA-level and MA-level.
PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY:
See Curriculum.
Find more information regarding exams on MA-level. |
| Kursus hjemmeside: |
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| Kursus hjemmeside: |
When your enrollment has the status Plads in the Selfservice on KUnet, it can take a period of up to three weekdays before you have access to the electronic courseroom in Absalon. If you are not connected to the electronic courseroom in Absalon after three weekdays, please contact chrislund@hum.ku.dk with the following information: name, KU-Username, CPR-No., coursename.
Log on to Absalon via KUnet. |
| Undervisnings- sprog: |
Kun engelsk
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| Sidst redigeret: |
23/1-2013 |