L7193
Introduction to Iconology
- Code
- L7193
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Weighting
- 9 credit points
- Type
- Foundational
- Discipline
- Liturgy
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Prerequisites
None
Academic Staff
Kirollos Kilada; Bachelor of Design (Ontario College of Art and Design University); Master of Theological Studies in Orthodox Christian Studies (Trinity College, University of Toronto)
Curriculum Objectives
This course unit introduces iconography as an active component of Christian life and worship.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this unit students will be able to:
- Identify and describe works of Christian art
- Read and analyse works of Christian iconography
- Situate images within oral and textural tradition
- Explore how iconography can respond to the liturgical and pastoral context of the Church community
- Analyse the relationship between images and text
Content
Topics will include:
- A general survey of Christian art history from Early Christian art, to the modern period
- Iconoclasm and the Christian Theology of the Image
- Hermeneutics: Symbolism, Metaphor, Allegory, Image and Text, Culture and Context
- The Art of Creating an Iconographic Program
- Sacred Space
- Tradition: Culture and Style
- Modern Iconography
Assessment Profile
- Visual Description Assignments
- Design a Church Program
- Final Paper