Alphabetical Listing (sort of) of the various disciplines one can use to
study the past.
- Anthropology
- Physical Anthropology (requires biology, anatomy, chemistry, genetics,
etc.)
- Cultural Anthropology (requires sociology, psychology, linguistics,
history, etc.)
- Archaeology
- Classics
- History (political, cultural/intellectual, military, economic, social,
material culture)
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Art History
- Economics
- Linguistics
- Political Science
- Geography
- Philology (superseded by linguistics/lurking in Classics)
- Sociology
- Psychology
- Philosophy
- Religious Studies (as opposed to Theology or Religion)
Methods
- Formal
- Textual
- Historical
- Scientific
- Theories based in political or economic thought (e.g. Marxism)
- Semiotics
- Deconstruction
- Gender Theory
As an art historian, my approach will be one that favors history and material
culture (archaeology and cultural anthropology). We will consider the
primary source readings in conjunction with important archaeological sites and
monuments.