Module course for ART7019_01_S1_202627 offered at LOC: by History of Art and Archaeology (ORG:HAAS)
Convenor name: Module convenors: Stephen Murphy & Peter Sharrock
Convenor email: emails: sm120@soas.ac.uk; ps56@soas.ac.uk
Office room: Office: Stephen Murphy: Main Building, 5th floor, Room 587
Office hours: Office hours: Stephen Murphy: Mondays 3.30-5.30; Peter Sharrock, by appointment
Appointment booking link: Stephen Murphy:
Intended learning outcomes:
• Assess the expansion of Buddhism and Hinduism in Southeast Asia along maritime networks and the eventual construction of immense sacred ceremonial centres from the 3rd to the 14th centuries CE.
• Appraise the political, religious, and social contexts that generated the rich cultural heritage visible in the sculptural, architectural, and archaeological remains of the region.
• Evaluate the approaches and methods used by the disciplines of art history and archaeology to reconstruct the histories of these maritime societies from the material and the textual record left incomplete in this tropical environment.
• Formulate the ability to situate the art and archaeology of Southeast Asia within the larger Indian Ocean World historical context.
Assessment 1: Name: Assignment 1: Written report or a review with a word limit of 1,000
Assessment 1: Weighting: 30%
Assessment 1: Permitted AI usage: Retrieval;Editing
Assessment 1: Format: 1000 word written report or review
Assessment 2: Name: Assignment 2: Essay
Assessment 2: Weighting: 70%
Assessment 2: Permitted AI usage: Retrieval;Editing
Assessment 2: Format: 2000-word essay
Page template: On campus 2026/27
