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| Semester | fall semester 2020 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers |
Sonja Ammann (sonja.ammann@unibas.ch, Assessor)
Helge Bezold (helge.bezold@unibas.ch) Stephen Germany (stephen.germany@unibas.ch) Julia Rhyder (julia.rhyder@unibas.ch) |
| Content | This online seminar series will explore the complex interplay between the depiction of victory and defeat, vanquishing and being vanquished, in historical narratives of collective violence from the ancient Near East and ancient Mediterranean. International scholars will lead the weekly 60-minute sessions, presenting a wide range of case studies that illustrate the diverse strategies by which battles, revolts, and other episodes of collective violence were memorialized in antiquity, and the ideological, religious, and political interests that shaped their commemoration. Thursday, September 24, 15:00 CET/9:00 EDT Memorializing Saul’s Wars in Samuel and Chronicles Stephen Germany (University of Basel) Thursday, October 1, 15:00 CET/9:00 EDT “Memories of Violence” in the Material Imagery of Karkemish, Zincirli and Tell Halaf Izak Cornelius (Stellenbosch University) Thursday, October 8, 15:00 CET/9:00 EDT Material Responses to Collective Violence in Classical Athens Nathan Arrington (Princeton University) Thursday, October 15, 15:00 CET/9:00 EDT Violence Exacted and Violence Suffered: From the Persian King’s Perspective to that of the Enemies of the Empire Maria Brosius (University of Toronto) Thursday, October 22, 15:00 CET/9:00 EDT Marduk’s Battles: Babylon’s Claim to Power and the “Myths of Conflict” Hanspeter Schaudig (University of Heidelberg) Thursday, October 29, 15:00 CET/10:00 EDT Fighting Annihilation – The Justification of Collective Violence in the Book of Esther and Beyond Helge Bezold (University of Basel) Thursday, November 5, 15:00 CET/9:00 EST Hellenizing Hanukkah: Reframing War Commemoration in 1 and 2 Maccabees Julia Rhyder (University of Basel) Thursday, November 12, 15:00 CET/9:00 EST The Darkest Hour (?). Military Defeats during the Second Punic War in Roman Memory Culture Simon Lentzsch (University of Bochum) Thursday, November 19, 15:00 CET/9:00 EST Rebellious Narratives, Repeat Engagements, and Roman Historiography Jessica Clark (Florida State University) November 26: No lecture (US Thanksgiving) Thursday, December 3, 15:00 CET/9:00 EST Israel’s Violence in Egypt’s Memory Antonio Loprieno (University of Basel) Thursday, December 10, 15:00 CET/9:00 EST Real Fights or Comic Mockery? The Nature of Violence in the Battles of the Inaros Cycle Damien Agut-Labordère (CNRS/Paris) |
| Comments | Zoom-Link zur Teilnahme: https://unibas.zoom.us/j/96989680854?pwd=ZVNwZ2FBanhPT3paZUwyaFdUS0hpdz09 |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Course auditors welcome |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Interner Wahlbereich Theologie: Empfehlungen (Bachelor's Studies: Theology) Interner Wahlbereich Theologie: Empfehlungen (Master's Studies: Theology (Start of studies before 01.08.2018)) Interner Wahlbereich Theologie: Empfehlungen (Master's Studies: Theology) Modul: Vertiefung in Altertumswissenschaften (Bachelor's degree program: Ancient Civilizations) Modul: Vertiefung in Altertumswissenschaften (Bachelor's degree subject: Ancient Civilizations) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: teaching staff |
| Repeat examination | one repetition, best attempt counts |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Theology, studiendekanat-theol@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Theologie |