overhogdal tapestry, ca.1040
arth 391 : celtic and viking art and legacy
i was approached in 2021 to create a course from scratch to teach online during the summer semester based on my academic interests. there was a hole in the pedagogical material of iron age and medieval subject matter, so i combined the two into a survey styled with thematic elements
the course is split into four themes: magick, beasts, forging, and knots, in an attempt to tie the cultures together through iconographic and contextual elements. as well, there's three lectures of the sixteen lecture period focussed on legacy, or how the artwork has been coopted and used during the 19th century, by the nazi party, and the far-right, neo-nazis, and white supremacists
the course is changing from a "special topics" to a regular course. click here to read the minutes for its consideration