ANG 5167M
Maya Hieroglyphs
Drs. Arlen
and Diane Chase
achase@mail.ucf.edu
Phillips Hall 409M; M 6:00 - 9:50 PM; Summer A
ANG 5167M
Maya Hieroglyphs
Drs. Arlen
and Diane Chase
achase@mail.ucf.edu
Phillips Hall 409M; M 6:00 - 9:50 PM; Summer A
Instructor Contact:| Instructor | Drs. Arlen and Diane Chase |  |
|---|---|---|
| Office | Phillips 309E | |
| Office Hours |
T, Th 8-9:30 | |
| Phone | 407-823-2227 | |
| achase@mail.ucf.edu | ||
| Homepage | http://www.caracol.org/the_chases.htm |
Goals and Themes:The ancient Maya of Central America utilized an indigenous system of writing to record dynastic history and other events. This course seeks to provide the advanced student with the necessary background for understanding current transcriptions of the Maya writing system through examining both the history of research with regard to Maya epigraphy as well as the present-day phonetically-based interpretations of this writing system. It is hoped that students completing this course will feel at ease with the Maya calendar and in making preliminary interpretations about the content of Maya hieroglyphic texts.
Required Text:Coe, Michael D. and Mark Van Stone 2005 Reading the Maya Glyphs, 2nd Edition, Thames and Hudson, London.
Montgomery, John 2002 How to Read Maya Hieroglyphs, Hippocrene Books, Inc., New York.
Morley, Sylvanus G. 1918 An Introduction to the Studies of Maya Hieroglyphs Dover reprint of Smithsonian BAE Report 57.
Schele, Linda and David Friedel 1989 A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya, W. Morrow, Inc., New York.
Marcus, Joyce 1992 "Truth, Propaganda, and Noble Speech," Mesoamerican Writing Systems: Propaganda, Myth, and History in Four Ancient Civilizations, pp. 3-16, Princeton University Press, Princeton.
Houston, Stephen D. and A. Lacadena Garcia-Gallo 2004 "Maya Epigraphy at the Millennium: Personal Notes," in C.W. Golden and G. BorgstedeContinuities and Changes in Maya Archaeology: Perspectives at the Millenium pp. 115-123, Routledge, New York.
Coe, Michael 1993 "Rewriting History," Nature 362:705-706.
- To access the "Student List" or "Class Login" portions of this course, students must follow UCF's log-in and password conventions, which can be accessed through the "on-line learning" button to the left of this frame. Standard web-based course protocols should be used for this course.
Protocols
E-mail Protocols
1. Be sure to keep your e-mail address in the student list is current so that you can receive updated information on the course.
2. Check e-mail and forums often - at least 2 times per week (more often would be better).
3. Be patient when you ask a question (either on the forums or in e-mail).
4. Use e-mail for questions that: a. are personal in nature or b. have been posted on the forum for at least 48 hours and have not been answered by another member of the class.
5. When e-mailing the instructor, always put the course prefix and number (ANG5167) in the subject heading, but feel free to add additional information afterwards that will let the instructor know the nature of your communication.
6. Be sure to sign all e-mail messages.
7. Do not use the class e-mails for inappropriate purposes such as chain letters or solicitations.
Forum protocols
1. Use the forums for questions that may be answered by others in the group as well as for posting assignments.
2. Respond to other class members' questions and postings if you know the answers or have something different to say.
3. Use the appropriate forums; do not post everything to the "Main" Forum.
4. Keep up with forum posting and reading; do not expect to receive full credit for postings that take place only during the last few days or weeks of the course.
5. Use the "reply" button rather than the "compose" button if you are replying to someone else and remember to "update listing" or "reload" to see what you have posted.
6. If a heading is not specified for a particular assignment, compose subject headings that clearly indicate the nature of what you are posting.
7. After initial postings - in which you are just getting comfortable with the forum - attempt to avoid comments such as "I agree" or "ditto" that add little to the discussion.
8. Cut and paste large blocks of texts into the forum rather than typing directly, but preview the information and add appropriate spaces before submitting so that your contributions are easily read by others.
9. Feel free to use the appropriate forum(s) (and chat) for conversations with other members of the class about topics that are of interest to you, but please be patient, considerate, and courteous at all times.
10. Enjoy the course.
