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CLAS 385 Islands in Time: Insular Life, Culture, and History in the Mediterranean World 6 credits
The Mediterranean is a world of islands, par excellence. This is particularly true of the classical world, when island polities, sanctuaries, and destinations played crucial roles in several aspects of social life and cultural production. This seminar examines what’s special about islands and why and how they came to be places of such significance in the ancient Mediterranean. We will begin with some consideration of our sources and theories of insularity, then move into thematic and conceptual discussions of island biogeography and efflorescence; islands in myth and as political and religious spaces; and islands as strategic territories and connective nodes. Topics in the second part of the class will to a large extent be driven by student interests.
- Fall 2021
- Humanistic Inquiry
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At least two previous Classics courses or instructor consent
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CLAS 385.00 Fall 2021
- Faculty:Alex Knodell 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- T, THLeighton 303 3:10pm-4:55pm
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CLAS 386 Classical Myth: Theory, Function, Afterlife 6 credits
Stories of gods, heroes and monsters were a pervasive part of life in ancient Greece and Rome, integrated into landscape, the built environment and cultural practice from ritual worship to informal storytelling, and they have retained their power to fascinate through subsequent eras. This seminar will investigate the roles myth played in the ancient world, drawing on literary, historical and archaeological evidence, as well as the most prominent theoretical frameworks for interpreting myths, and some examples of modern adaptations. Topics in the second half of the course will be driven by student interests as they develop their own research and present it at the department Symposium.
- Fall 2022
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At least two courses in Classics or instructor consent
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CLAS 387 Expectasne Patronum? Magical Practice in the Greco-Roman World 6 credits
Although it often goes unnoticed in our appreciation of the classical world and its cultural practices, magic was a ubiquitous part of everyday life. From love charms, curses, and healing spells, to divination, alchemy and astronomy, everyone had to engage with magic and its potential to influence events. This course will serve as an introduction to the beliefs and the practices of magic in antiquity, as well as the scholarship that documents and theorizes them. Topics in the second half of the course will be driven by student interests as they develop research projects to present at the department Symposium.
- Fall 2023
- Humanistic Inquiry
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At least two previous Classics courses or instructor consent
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CLAS 387.00 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Chico Zimmerman 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- T, THLibrary 344 1:15pm-3:00pm