Course Details
Russian Art Before & After Peter The Great
Dates will be avalible shortly
Personal Interest
Culture
Victoria University Community Continuing Education
Level 2, Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay, Wellington City
Two Half Days
9:30am - 12:30pm
9:30am - 12:30pm
$75.00
Peter the Great dramatically transformed traditional Russian culture, including art and architecture, by introducing broad modernising reforms in emulation of Western Europe. This course begins by exploring traditional Russian Orthodox culture and the icon tradition. It then examines the massive cultural transformation that occurred with the rise of Western-style art and architecture in 18th-century Russia as a result of Peter's reforms. It also considers Peter's establishment of Saint Petersburg - "the Venice of the North" - in opposition to the medieval capital Moscow.
Target Audience:
This course is for anyone interested in European history and culture and who has travelled, or intends to travel, to Russia.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course, students will have:
* gained an appreciation of the distinctive aspects of traditional Russian culture, art and architecture
* examined the impact of Western culture in Russia in the wake of Peter the Great's modernising reforms
* developed an understanding of the distinct natures of the two great Russian cities, Saint Petersburg and Moscow.
Course Outline:
Topics for this two-day seminar include the following:
Session 1 (Saturday 30 April) - Overview of Russian history: traditional Russian Orthodox culture and the icon tradition
Session 2 (Sunday 1 May) - The rise of Western-style art in Russia in the 18th century: Peter the Great's establishment of Saint Petersburg
Schedule:
Saturday, 30 April 2011 9:30am - 12:30pm Lecture
Sunday, 1 May 2011 9:30am - 12:30pm Lecture
Target Audience:
This course is for anyone interested in European history and culture and who has travelled, or intends to travel, to Russia.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course, students will have:
* gained an appreciation of the distinctive aspects of traditional Russian culture, art and architecture
* examined the impact of Western culture in Russia in the wake of Peter the Great's modernising reforms
* developed an understanding of the distinct natures of the two great Russian cities, Saint Petersburg and Moscow.
Course Outline:
Topics for this two-day seminar include the following:
Session 1 (Saturday 30 April) - Overview of Russian history: traditional Russian Orthodox culture and the icon tradition
Session 2 (Sunday 1 May) - The rise of Western-style art in Russia in the 18th century: Peter the Great's establishment of Saint Petersburg
Schedule:
Saturday, 30 April 2011 9:30am - 12:30pm Lecture
Sunday, 1 May 2011 9:30am - 12:30pm Lecture
Dr Erika Wolf is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of History and Art History at the University of Otago. A visual historian and cultural critic, her primary field of research is Russian visual culture.