Courses for Fall 2015
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ANCH 025-401 | INTRO TO ANC NEAR EAST | FRAME, GRANT | EDUCATION BUILDING 200 | MW 1000AM-1100AM | A cultural history of Middle Eastern civilization from the invention of writing to the rise of Islam. |
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History & Tradition Sector (all classes) | SECTION ACTIVITY CO-REQUISITE REQUIRED; CROSS CULTURAL ANALYSIS; HISTORY & TRADITION SECTOR; CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS; SENIOR ASSOCIATES | ||||||
ANCH 025-402 | RECITATION | SCHURTZ, MARSHALL | WILLIAMS HALL 304 | R 1030AM-1130AM | A cultural history of Middle Eastern civilization from the invention of writing to the rise of Islam. |
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History & Tradition Sector (all classes) | SECTION ACTIVITY CO-REQUISITE REQUIRED; CROSS CULTURAL ANALYSIS; CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS | ||||||
ANCH 025-403 | RECITATION | SCHURTZ, MARSHALL | WILLIAMS HALL 318 | F 0900AM-1000AM | A cultural history of Middle Eastern civilization from the invention of writing to the rise of Islam. |
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History & Tradition Sector (all classes) | SECTION ACTIVITY CO-REQUISITE REQUIRED; CROSS CULTURAL ANALYSIS; CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS | ||||||
ANCH 025-404 | RECITATION | SCHURTZ, MARSHALL | WILLIAMS HALL 315 | F 1000AM-1100AM | A cultural history of Middle Eastern civilization from the invention of writing to the rise of Islam. |
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History & Tradition Sector (all classes) | SECTION ACTIVITY CO-REQUISITE REQUIRED; CROSS CULTURAL ANALYSIS; CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS | ||||||
ANCH 026-401 | ANCIENT GREECE | MCINERNEY, JEREMY | CLAUDIA COHEN HALL G17 | MW 1200PM-0100PM | The Greeks enjoy a special place in the construction of western culture and identity, and yet many of us have only the vaguest notion of what their culture was like. A few Greek myths at bedtime when we are kids, maybe a Greek tragedy like Sophokles' Oidipous when we are at school: these are often the only contact we have with the world of the ancient Mediterranean. The story of the Greeks, however, deserves a wider audience, because so much of what we esteem in our own culture derives from them: democracy, epic poetry, lyric poetry, tragedy, history writing, philosophy, aesthetic taste, all of these and many other features of cultural life enter the West from Greece. The oracle of Apollo at Delphi had inscribed over the temple, "Know Thyself." For us, that also means knowing the Greeks. We will cover the period from the Late Bronze Age, c. 1500 BC, down to the time of Philip of Macedon, c. 350 BC, concentrating on the two hundred year interval from 600-400 BC. |
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History & Tradition Sector (all classes) | SECTION ACTIVITY CO-REQUISITE REQUIRED; CROSS CULTURAL ANALYSIS; HISTORY & TRADITION SECTOR; CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS; SENIOR ASSOCIATES | ||||||
ANCH 026-402 | RECITATION | CALLAGHAN, GREGORY | CLAUDIA COHEN HALL 493 | R 0900AM-1000AM | The Greeks enjoy a special place in the construction of western culture and identity, and yet many of us have only the vaguest notion of what their culture was like. A few Greek myths at bedtime when we are kids, maybe a Greek tragedy like Sophokles' Oidipous when we are at school: these are often the only contact we have with the world of the ancient Mediterranean. The story of the Greeks, however, deserves a wider audience, because so much of what we esteem in our own culture derives from them: democracy, epic poetry, lyric poetry, tragedy, history writing, philosophy, aesthetic taste, all of these and many other features of cultural life enter the West from Greece. The oracle of Apollo at Delphi had inscribed over the temple, "Know Thyself." For us, that also means knowing the Greeks. We will cover the period from the Late Bronze Age, c. 1500 BC, down to the time of Philip of Macedon, c. 350 BC, concentrating on the two hundred year interval from 600-400 BC. |
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History & Tradition Sector (all classes) | SECTION ACTIVITY CO-REQUISITE REQUIRED; CROSS CULTURAL ANALYSIS; CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS | ||||||
ANCH 026-403 | RECITATION | SIMONS, DALLAS | WILLIAMS HALL 217 | R 0900AM-1000AM | The Greeks enjoy a special place in the construction of western culture and identity, and yet many of us have only the vaguest notion of what their culture was like. A few Greek myths at bedtime when we are kids, maybe a Greek tragedy like Sophokles' Oidipous when we are at school: these are often the only contact we have with the world of the ancient Mediterranean. The story of the Greeks, however, deserves a wider audience, because so much of what we esteem in our own culture derives from them: democracy, epic poetry, lyric poetry, tragedy, history writing, philosophy, aesthetic taste, all of these and many other features of cultural life enter the West from Greece. The oracle of Apollo at Delphi had inscribed over the temple, "Know Thyself." For us, that also means knowing the Greeks. We will cover the period from the Late Bronze Age, c. 1500 BC, down to the time of Philip of Macedon, c. 350 BC, concentrating on the two hundred year interval from 600-400 BC. |
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History & Tradition Sector (all classes) | SECTION ACTIVITY CO-REQUISITE REQUIRED; CROSS CULTURAL ANALYSIS; CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS | ||||||
ANCH 026-404 | RECITATION | KHAN, SCHEHERAZADE | CLAUDIA COHEN HALL 203 | R 0900AM-1000AM | The Greeks enjoy a special place in the construction of western culture and identity, and yet many of us have only the vaguest notion of what their culture was like. A few Greek myths at bedtime when we are kids, maybe a Greek tragedy like Sophokles' Oidipous when we are at school: these are often the only contact we have with the world of the ancient Mediterranean. The story of the Greeks, however, deserves a wider audience, because so much of what we esteem in our own culture derives from them: democracy, epic poetry, lyric poetry, tragedy, history writing, philosophy, aesthetic taste, all of these and many other features of cultural life enter the West from Greece. The oracle of Apollo at Delphi had inscribed over the temple, "Know Thyself." For us, that also means knowing the Greeks. We will cover the period from the Late Bronze Age, c. 1500 BC, down to the time of Philip of Macedon, c. 350 BC, concentrating on the two hundred year interval from 600-400 BC. |
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History & Tradition Sector (all classes) | SECTION ACTIVITY CO-REQUISITE REQUIRED; CROSS CULTURAL ANALYSIS; CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS | ||||||
ANCH 026-405 | RECITATION | SIMONS, DALLAS | MUSIC BUILDING 210 | R 1030AM-1130AM | The Greeks enjoy a special place in the construction of western culture and identity, and yet many of us have only the vaguest notion of what their culture was like. A few Greek myths at bedtime when we are kids, maybe a Greek tragedy like Sophokles' Oidipous when we are at school: these are often the only contact we have with the world of the ancient Mediterranean. The story of the Greeks, however, deserves a wider audience, because so much of what we esteem in our own culture derives from them: democracy, epic poetry, lyric poetry, tragedy, history writing, philosophy, aesthetic taste, all of these and many other features of cultural life enter the West from Greece. The oracle of Apollo at Delphi had inscribed over the temple, "Know Thyself." For us, that also means knowing the Greeks. We will cover the period from the Late Bronze Age, c. 1500 BC, down to the time of Philip of Macedon, c. 350 BC, concentrating on the two hundred year interval from 600-400 BC. |
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History & Tradition Sector (all classes) | SECTION ACTIVITY CO-REQUISITE REQUIRED; CROSS CULTURAL ANALYSIS; CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS | ||||||
ANCH 026-406 | RECITATION | CALLAGHAN, GREGORY | MEYERSON HALL B6 | R 1200PM-0100PM | The Greeks enjoy a special place in the construction of western culture and identity, and yet many of us have only the vaguest notion of what their culture was like. A few Greek myths at bedtime when we are kids, maybe a Greek tragedy like Sophokles' Oidipous when we are at school: these are often the only contact we have with the world of the ancient Mediterranean. The story of the Greeks, however, deserves a wider audience, because so much of what we esteem in our own culture derives from them: democracy, epic poetry, lyric poetry, tragedy, history writing, philosophy, aesthetic taste, all of these and many other features of cultural life enter the West from Greece. The oracle of Apollo at Delphi had inscribed over the temple, "Know Thyself." For us, that also means knowing the Greeks. We will cover the period from the Late Bronze Age, c. 1500 BC, down to the time of Philip of Macedon, c. 350 BC, concentrating on the two hundred year interval from 600-400 BC. |
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History & Tradition Sector (all classes) | SECTION ACTIVITY CO-REQUISITE REQUIRED; CROSS CULTURAL ANALYSIS; CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS | ||||||
ANCH 026-407 | RECITATION | KHAN, SCHEHERAZADE | CHEMISTRY BUILDING 109 | R 1200PM-0100PM | The Greeks enjoy a special place in the construction of western culture and identity, and yet many of us have only the vaguest notion of what their culture was like. A few Greek myths at bedtime when we are kids, maybe a Greek tragedy like Sophokles' Oidipous when we are at school: these are often the only contact we have with the world of the ancient Mediterranean. The story of the Greeks, however, deserves a wider audience, because so much of what we esteem in our own culture derives from them: democracy, epic poetry, lyric poetry, tragedy, history writing, philosophy, aesthetic taste, all of these and many other features of cultural life enter the West from Greece. The oracle of Apollo at Delphi had inscribed over the temple, "Know Thyself." For us, that also means knowing the Greeks. We will cover the period from the Late Bronze Age, c. 1500 BC, down to the time of Philip of Macedon, c. 350 BC, concentrating on the two hundred year interval from 600-400 BC. |
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History & Tradition Sector (all classes) | SECTION ACTIVITY CO-REQUISITE REQUIRED; CROSS CULTURAL ANALYSIS; CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS | ||||||
ANCH 026-408 | RECITATION | CREAMER, PETRA | CLAUDIA COHEN HALL 203 | R 0130PM-0230PM | The Greeks enjoy a special place in the construction of western culture and identity, and yet many of us have only the vaguest notion of what their culture was like. A few Greek myths at bedtime when we are kids, maybe a Greek tragedy like Sophokles' Oidipous when we are at school: these are often the only contact we have with the world of the ancient Mediterranean. The story of the Greeks, however, deserves a wider audience, because so much of what we esteem in our own culture derives from them: democracy, epic poetry, lyric poetry, tragedy, history writing, philosophy, aesthetic taste, all of these and many other features of cultural life enter the West from Greece. The oracle of Apollo at Delphi had inscribed over the temple, "Know Thyself." For us, that also means knowing the Greeks. We will cover the period from the Late Bronze Age, c. 1500 BC, down to the time of Philip of Macedon, c. 350 BC, concentrating on the two hundred year interval from 600-400 BC. |
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History & Tradition Sector (all classes) | SECTION ACTIVITY CO-REQUISITE REQUIRED; CROSS CULTURAL ANALYSIS; CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS | ||||||
ANCH 026-409 | RECITATION | CREAMER, PETRA | COLLEGE HALL 311F | F 0900AM-1000AM | The Greeks enjoy a special place in the construction of western culture and identity, and yet many of us have only the vaguest notion of what their culture was like. A few Greek myths at bedtime when we are kids, maybe a Greek tragedy like Sophokles' Oidipous when we are at school: these are often the only contact we have with the world of the ancient Mediterranean. The story of the Greeks, however, deserves a wider audience, because so much of what we esteem in our own culture derives from them: democracy, epic poetry, lyric poetry, tragedy, history writing, philosophy, aesthetic taste, all of these and many other features of cultural life enter the West from Greece. The oracle of Apollo at Delphi had inscribed over the temple, "Know Thyself." For us, that also means knowing the Greeks. We will cover the period from the Late Bronze Age, c. 1500 BC, down to the time of Philip of Macedon, c. 350 BC, concentrating on the two hundred year interval from 600-400 BC. |
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History & Tradition Sector (all classes) | SECTION ACTIVITY CO-REQUISITE REQUIRED; CROSS CULTURAL ANALYSIS; CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS | ||||||
ANCH 026-410 | RECITATION | PILIPOW, RYAN | COLLEGE HALL 311F | F 1100AM-1200PM | The Greeks enjoy a special place in the construction of western culture and identity, and yet many of us have only the vaguest notion of what their culture was like. A few Greek myths at bedtime when we are kids, maybe a Greek tragedy like Sophokles' Oidipous when we are at school: these are often the only contact we have with the world of the ancient Mediterranean. The story of the Greeks, however, deserves a wider audience, because so much of what we esteem in our own culture derives from them: democracy, epic poetry, lyric poetry, tragedy, history writing, philosophy, aesthetic taste, all of these and many other features of cultural life enter the West from Greece. The oracle of Apollo at Delphi had inscribed over the temple, "Know Thyself." For us, that also means knowing the Greeks. We will cover the period from the Late Bronze Age, c. 1500 BC, down to the time of Philip of Macedon, c. 350 BC, concentrating on the two hundred year interval from 600-400 BC. |
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History & Tradition Sector (all classes) | SECTION ACTIVITY CO-REQUISITE REQUIRED; CROSS CULTURAL ANALYSIS; CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS | ||||||
ANCH 026-411 | RECITATION | PILIPOW, RYAN | COLLEGE HALL 311F | F 1000AM-1100AM | The Greeks enjoy a special place in the construction of western culture and identity, and yet many of us have only the vaguest notion of what their culture was like. A few Greek myths at bedtime when we are kids, maybe a Greek tragedy like Sophokles' Oidipous when we are at school: these are often the only contact we have with the world of the ancient Mediterranean. The story of the Greeks, however, deserves a wider audience, because so much of what we esteem in our own culture derives from them: democracy, epic poetry, lyric poetry, tragedy, history writing, philosophy, aesthetic taste, all of these and many other features of cultural life enter the West from Greece. The oracle of Apollo at Delphi had inscribed over the temple, "Know Thyself." For us, that also means knowing the Greeks. We will cover the period from the Late Bronze Age, c. 1500 BC, down to the time of Philip of Macedon, c. 350 BC, concentrating on the two hundred year interval from 600-400 BC. |
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ANCH 026-413 | RECITATION | STINCHCOMB, JILLIAN | EDUCATION BUILDING 203 | R 1200PM-0100PM | The Greeks enjoy a special place in the construction of western culture and identity, and yet many of us have only the vaguest notion of what their culture was like. A few Greek myths at bedtime when we are kids, maybe a Greek tragedy like Sophokles' Oidipous when we are at school: these are often the only contact we have with the world of the ancient Mediterranean. The story of the Greeks, however, deserves a wider audience, because so much of what we esteem in our own culture derives from them: democracy, epic poetry, lyric poetry, tragedy, history writing, philosophy, aesthetic taste, all of these and many other features of cultural life enter the West from Greece. The oracle of Apollo at Delphi had inscribed over the temple, "Know Thyself." For us, that also means knowing the Greeks. We will cover the period from the Late Bronze Age, c. 1500 BC, down to the time of Philip of Macedon, c. 350 BC, concentrating on the two hundred year interval from 600-400 BC. |
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ANCH 026-415 | RECITATION | STINCHCOMB, JILLIAN | WILLIAMS HALL 705 | F 1100AM-1200PM | The Greeks enjoy a special place in the construction of western culture and identity, and yet many of us have only the vaguest notion of what their culture was like. A few Greek myths at bedtime when we are kids, maybe a Greek tragedy like Sophokles' Oidipous when we are at school: these are often the only contact we have with the world of the ancient Mediterranean. The story of the Greeks, however, deserves a wider audience, because so much of what we esteem in our own culture derives from them: democracy, epic poetry, lyric poetry, tragedy, history writing, philosophy, aesthetic taste, all of these and many other features of cultural life enter the West from Greece. The oracle of Apollo at Delphi had inscribed over the temple, "Know Thyself." For us, that also means knowing the Greeks. We will cover the period from the Late Bronze Age, c. 1500 BC, down to the time of Philip of Macedon, c. 350 BC, concentrating on the two hundred year interval from 600-400 BC. |
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ANCH 146-401 | ANCIENT MED EMPIRES | WILKER, JULIA | CLAUDIA COHEN HALL 204 | TR 1030AM-1200PM | What constituted an empire in antiquity and how was imperialism legitimized? Which measures were used to maintain and organize imperial power? How did foreign rule affect the daily life of people all over the Mediterranean? In this course we will discuss and compare ancient empires from Achaemenid Persia to Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic kingdoms of his successors to the emergence of Rome as one of the most successful and influential empires in world history. Topics that will be discussed include ancient ideas and concepts of imperial rule, patterns of political, economic and cultural power and their interrelations as well as imperial crises and local resistance. |
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ANCH 219-601 | GRT BTLS ANCH WRLD | MEIBERG, LINDA | UNIVERSITY MUSEUM 419 | W 0500PM-0800PM | Ancient battles have offered great source material for Hollywood movies, such as Gladiator and Troy, the result being the aggrandizement and glamorization of warfare in antiquity. But what were ancient battles really like? What weapons and tactics were used? What innovations and developments in ancient warfare changed the playing field? And who were the leading characters on the battlefield that lead their armies to victory? Through a survey of some of the great battles of the Ancient Near East (Egypt, Israel, Assyria) and the Classical World (Greece, Macedonia, Rome), this course will lead you to explore issues such as the historical context of ancient warfare, how different aspects of warfare evolve over time, and the role and effects of war in ancient society, on soldier and citizen alike. Each week we will tackle some of the most notable battles fought in the Mediterranean region from the Bronze Age to the first century CE, including the campaign of the Egyptian pharaoh Thutmosis III against Megiddo, Homer's Trojan War, the Athenian/Persian naval battle at Salamis, and the Roman army's siege of Masada. We will discuss ancient attitudes toward war and violence, the technical aspects of armor, weaponry, and tactics, and the strategy of individual battles and wars. Additionally, we will debate the validity of the ancient literary sources and the archaeological evidence that provide information about war and warfare in antiquity, and we will review the problems associated with the use of this evidence. Additional topics of inquiry include the role of animals in war, depictions of war in ancient art, and the portrayal of warfare in Hollywood. |
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ANCH 302-001 | CLEOPATRA | WILKER, JULIA | WILLIAMS HALL 202 | TR 0300PM-0430PM | Cleopatra VII (70/69 30 BCE) is one of the most famous women in world history She has been remembered, admired, and reproached as a power-hungry Hellenistic queen, as the last pharaoh of Egypt, as a self-confident female ruler, and as the vicious seductress of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Her supposedly extravagant lifestyle, her political schemes, but also her integrity in choosing suicide over submission have inspired poets, artists, and historians from her own time to our modern world. In this seminar, we will take a closer look at some of the common perceptions and stereotypes that have shaped the image of Cleopatra for more than 2000 years. The main focus, however, will be on the historical queen, her biography, and the political and cultural contexts of her life. We will use ancient literary texts, papyri, inscriptions, coins, and archaeological evidence to analyze Cleopatras rise to power, how she presented herself to her subjects and how she was perceived by others, as well as her role in the tumultuous events that led to the end of the Hellenistic period and the rise of imperial Rome under the rule of Augustus. |
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ANCH 307-001 | MARGINALITY | GREY, CAMPBELL | LEIDY LAB 109 | TR 1030AM-1200PM | Conventional histories of Rome tend to focus on the actions of the named individuals who wrote the texts that have come down to us, or are the subjects of those texts. But these individuals constituted only the tiniest fraction of the population of the Roman world. In this course, we will explore the livedlived experience of the other 95%: peasants and the poor; prostitutes, pimps, and criminals; bandits and pirates; magicians and soothsayers. Drawing on the scattered and problematic textual sources, archaeological evidence and comparative perspectives from better-documented contexts, we will examine the various roles that these individuals played in Roman society, the collection of often discordant or dissonant attitudes of their wealthier and more powerful contemporaries, and the challenges and opportunities that attend the social history of marginality in the ancient world. No prior knowledge of Roman History is required, although it would be useful to have taken ANCH 027, the introductory survey course. Texts will be discussed in translation. |
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ANCH 311-401 | DISASTER ANC MED WORLD | GREY, CAMPBELL | WILLIAMS HALL 218 | TR 0300PM-0430PM | Natural disasters occupy a powerful place in our imagination. Stories of floodsplagues, earthquakes and storms excite and horrify us, and communities mobilizetheir resources quickly in response to these events. In the ancient Mediterranean world, natural disasters could take on potent meaning, indicating the anger or disfavor of the gods, acting as warnings against certain courses of action, or confirmations of individuals' fears or suspicions about the world in which they lived. In this course, we explore the evidence for some disasters in the ancient Mediterranean world, the ways in which contemporaries reacted to those disasters and interpreted their causes. This project is, of necessity, multidisciplinary, involving textual, archaeological, geological, and comparative materials and drawing on methodologies from history, political and archaeological science, and the emerging field of disaster studies. In the process, we will gain an appreciation of the socialstructures of communities in the period, the thought-world in which they operated, and the challenges and opportunities thatattend a project of this sort. No prior knowledge of Ancient History is required, although it would be useful to have taken an introductory survey course. Texts will be discussed in translation |
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ANCH 535-401 | PROBLEMS GREK/RMN HIST | MCINERNEY, JEREMY | COLLEGE HALL 311F | M 0200PM-0500PM | This class deals with a selection of key problems in Greek history of the Archaic and Classical Period. |
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CLST 026-401 | ANCIENT GREECE | MCINERNEY, JEREMY | CLAUDIA COHEN HALL G17 | MW 1200PM-0100PM | The Greeks enjoy a special place in the construction of western culture and identity, and yet many of us have only the vaguest notion of what their culture was like. A few Greek myths at bedtime when we are kids, maybe a Greek tragedy like Sophokles' Oidipous when we are at school: these are often the only contact we have with the world of the ancient Mediterranean. The story of the Greeks, however, deserves a wider audience, because so much of what we esteem in our own culture derives from them: democracy, epic poetry, lyric poetry, tragedy, history writing, philosophy, aesthetic taste, all of these and many other features of cultural life enter the West from Greece. The oracle of Apollo at Delphi had inscribed over the temple, "Know Thyself." For us, that also means knowing the Greeks. We will cover the period from the Late Bronze Age, c. 1500 BC, down to the time of Philip of Macedon, c. 350 BC, concentrating on the two hundred year interval from 600-400 BC. |
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History & Tradition Sector (all classes) | SECTION ACTIVITY CO-REQUISITE REQUIRED; CROSS CULTURAL ANALYSIS; HISTORY & TRADITION SECTOR; CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS; SENIOR ASSOCIATES | ||||||
CLST 026-402 | RECITATION | CALLAGHAN, GREGORY | CLAUDIA COHEN HALL 493 | R 0900AM-1000AM | The Greeks enjoy a special place in the construction of western culture and identity, and yet many of us have only the vaguest notion of what their culture was like. A few Greek myths at bedtime when we are kids, maybe a Greek tragedy like Sophokles' Oidipous when we are at school: these are often the only contact we have with the world of the ancient Mediterranean. The story of the Greeks, however, deserves a wider audience, because so much of what we esteem in our own culture derives from them: democracy, epic poetry, lyric poetry, tragedy, history writing, philosophy, aesthetic taste, all of these and many other features of cultural life enter the West from Greece. The oracle of Apollo at Delphi had inscribed over the temple, "Know Thyself." For us, that also means knowing the Greeks. We will cover the period from the Late Bronze Age, c. 1500 BC, down to the time of Philip of Macedon, c. 350 BC, concentrating on the two hundred year interval from 600-400 BC. |
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History & Tradition Sector (all classes) | SECTION ACTIVITY CO-REQUISITE REQUIRED; CROSS CULTURAL ANALYSIS; CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS | ||||||
CLST 026-403 | RECITATION | SIMONS, DALLAS | WILLIAMS HALL 217 | R 0900AM-1000AM | The Greeks enjoy a special place in the construction of western culture and identity, and yet many of us have only the vaguest notion of what their culture was like. A few Greek myths at bedtime when we are kids, maybe a Greek tragedy like Sophokles' Oidipous when we are at school: these are often the only contact we have with the world of the ancient Mediterranean. The story of the Greeks, however, deserves a wider audience, because so much of what we esteem in our own culture derives from them: democracy, epic poetry, lyric poetry, tragedy, history writing, philosophy, aesthetic taste, all of these and many other features of cultural life enter the West from Greece. The oracle of Apollo at Delphi had inscribed over the temple, "Know Thyself." For us, that also means knowing the Greeks. We will cover the period from the Late Bronze Age, c. 1500 BC, down to the time of Philip of Macedon, c. 350 BC, concentrating on the two hundred year interval from 600-400 BC. |
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History & Tradition Sector (all classes) | SECTION ACTIVITY CO-REQUISITE REQUIRED; CROSS CULTURAL ANALYSIS; CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS | ||||||
CLST 026-404 | RECITATION | KHAN, SCHEHERAZADE | CLAUDIA COHEN HALL 203 | R 0900AM-1000AM | The Greeks enjoy a special place in the construction of western culture and identity, and yet many of us have only the vaguest notion of what their culture was like. A few Greek myths at bedtime when we are kids, maybe a Greek tragedy like Sophokles' Oidipous when we are at school: these are often the only contact we have with the world of the ancient Mediterranean. The story of the Greeks, however, deserves a wider audience, because so much of what we esteem in our own culture derives from them: democracy, epic poetry, lyric poetry, tragedy, history writing, philosophy, aesthetic taste, all of these and many other features of cultural life enter the West from Greece. The oracle of Apollo at Delphi had inscribed over the temple, "Know Thyself." For us, that also means knowing the Greeks. We will cover the period from the Late Bronze Age, c. 1500 BC, down to the time of Philip of Macedon, c. 350 BC, concentrating on the two hundred year interval from 600-400 BC. |
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CLST 026-405 | RECITATION | SIMONS, DALLAS | MUSIC BUILDING 210 | R 1030AM-1130AM | The Greeks enjoy a special place in the construction of western culture and identity, and yet many of us have only the vaguest notion of what their culture was like. A few Greek myths at bedtime when we are kids, maybe a Greek tragedy like Sophokles' Oidipous when we are at school: these are often the only contact we have with the world of the ancient Mediterranean. The story of the Greeks, however, deserves a wider audience, because so much of what we esteem in our own culture derives from them: democracy, epic poetry, lyric poetry, tragedy, history writing, philosophy, aesthetic taste, all of these and many other features of cultural life enter the West from Greece. The oracle of Apollo at Delphi had inscribed over the temple, "Know Thyself." For us, that also means knowing the Greeks. We will cover the period from the Late Bronze Age, c. 1500 BC, down to the time of Philip of Macedon, c. 350 BC, concentrating on the two hundred year interval from 600-400 BC. |
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CLST 026-406 | RECITATION | CALLAGHAN, GREGORY | MEYERSON HALL B6 | R 1200PM-0100PM | The Greeks enjoy a special place in the construction of western culture and identity, and yet many of us have only the vaguest notion of what their culture was like. A few Greek myths at bedtime when we are kids, maybe a Greek tragedy like Sophokles' Oidipous when we are at school: these are often the only contact we have with the world of the ancient Mediterranean. The story of the Greeks, however, deserves a wider audience, because so much of what we esteem in our own culture derives from them: democracy, epic poetry, lyric poetry, tragedy, history writing, philosophy, aesthetic taste, all of these and many other features of cultural life enter the West from Greece. The oracle of Apollo at Delphi had inscribed over the temple, "Know Thyself." For us, that also means knowing the Greeks. We will cover the period from the Late Bronze Age, c. 1500 BC, down to the time of Philip of Macedon, c. 350 BC, concentrating on the two hundred year interval from 600-400 BC. |
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History & Tradition Sector (all classes) | SECTION ACTIVITY CO-REQUISITE REQUIRED; CROSS CULTURAL ANALYSIS; CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS | ||||||
CLST 026-407 | RECITATION | KHAN, SCHEHERAZADE | CHEMISTRY BUILDING 109 | R 1200PM-0100PM | The Greeks enjoy a special place in the construction of western culture and identity, and yet many of us have only the vaguest notion of what their culture was like. A few Greek myths at bedtime when we are kids, maybe a Greek tragedy like Sophokles' Oidipous when we are at school: these are often the only contact we have with the world of the ancient Mediterranean. The story of the Greeks, however, deserves a wider audience, because so much of what we esteem in our own culture derives from them: democracy, epic poetry, lyric poetry, tragedy, history writing, philosophy, aesthetic taste, all of these and many other features of cultural life enter the West from Greece. The oracle of Apollo at Delphi had inscribed over the temple, "Know Thyself." For us, that also means knowing the Greeks. We will cover the period from the Late Bronze Age, c. 1500 BC, down to the time of Philip of Macedon, c. 350 BC, concentrating on the two hundred year interval from 600-400 BC. |
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CLST 026-408 | RECITATION | CREAMER, PETRA | CLAUDIA COHEN HALL 203 | R 0130PM-0230PM | The Greeks enjoy a special place in the construction of western culture and identity, and yet many of us have only the vaguest notion of what their culture was like. A few Greek myths at bedtime when we are kids, maybe a Greek tragedy like Sophokles' Oidipous when we are at school: these are often the only contact we have with the world of the ancient Mediterranean. The story of the Greeks, however, deserves a wider audience, because so much of what we esteem in our own culture derives from them: democracy, epic poetry, lyric poetry, tragedy, history writing, philosophy, aesthetic taste, all of these and many other features of cultural life enter the West from Greece. The oracle of Apollo at Delphi had inscribed over the temple, "Know Thyself." For us, that also means knowing the Greeks. We will cover the period from the Late Bronze Age, c. 1500 BC, down to the time of Philip of Macedon, c. 350 BC, concentrating on the two hundred year interval from 600-400 BC. |
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CLST 026-409 | RECITATION | CREAMER, PETRA | COLLEGE HALL 311F | F 0900AM-1000AM | The Greeks enjoy a special place in the construction of western culture and identity, and yet many of us have only the vaguest notion of what their culture was like. A few Greek myths at bedtime when we are kids, maybe a Greek tragedy like Sophokles' Oidipous when we are at school: these are often the only contact we have with the world of the ancient Mediterranean. The story of the Greeks, however, deserves a wider audience, because so much of what we esteem in our own culture derives from them: democracy, epic poetry, lyric poetry, tragedy, history writing, philosophy, aesthetic taste, all of these and many other features of cultural life enter the West from Greece. The oracle of Apollo at Delphi had inscribed over the temple, "Know Thyself." For us, that also means knowing the Greeks. We will cover the period from the Late Bronze Age, c. 1500 BC, down to the time of Philip of Macedon, c. 350 BC, concentrating on the two hundred year interval from 600-400 BC. |
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CLST 026-410 | RECITATION | PILIPOW, RYAN | COLLEGE HALL 311F | F 1100AM-1200PM | The Greeks enjoy a special place in the construction of western culture and identity, and yet many of us have only the vaguest notion of what their culture was like. A few Greek myths at bedtime when we are kids, maybe a Greek tragedy like Sophokles' Oidipous when we are at school: these are often the only contact we have with the world of the ancient Mediterranean. The story of the Greeks, however, deserves a wider audience, because so much of what we esteem in our own culture derives from them: democracy, epic poetry, lyric poetry, tragedy, history writing, philosophy, aesthetic taste, all of these and many other features of cultural life enter the West from Greece. The oracle of Apollo at Delphi had inscribed over the temple, "Know Thyself." For us, that also means knowing the Greeks. We will cover the period from the Late Bronze Age, c. 1500 BC, down to the time of Philip of Macedon, c. 350 BC, concentrating on the two hundred year interval from 600-400 BC. |
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CLST 026-411 | RECITATION | PILIPOW, RYAN | COLLEGE HALL 311F | F 1000AM-1100AM | The Greeks enjoy a special place in the construction of western culture and identity, and yet many of us have only the vaguest notion of what their culture was like. A few Greek myths at bedtime when we are kids, maybe a Greek tragedy like Sophokles' Oidipous when we are at school: these are often the only contact we have with the world of the ancient Mediterranean. The story of the Greeks, however, deserves a wider audience, because so much of what we esteem in our own culture derives from them: democracy, epic poetry, lyric poetry, tragedy, history writing, philosophy, aesthetic taste, all of these and many other features of cultural life enter the West from Greece. The oracle of Apollo at Delphi had inscribed over the temple, "Know Thyself." For us, that also means knowing the Greeks. We will cover the period from the Late Bronze Age, c. 1500 BC, down to the time of Philip of Macedon, c. 350 BC, concentrating on the two hundred year interval from 600-400 BC. |
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CLST 026-413 | RECITATION | STINCHCOMB, JILLIAN | EDUCATION BUILDING 203 | R 1200PM-0100PM | The Greeks enjoy a special place in the construction of western culture and identity, and yet many of us have only the vaguest notion of what their culture was like. A few Greek myths at bedtime when we are kids, maybe a Greek tragedy like Sophokles' Oidipous when we are at school: these are often the only contact we have with the world of the ancient Mediterranean. The story of the Greeks, however, deserves a wider audience, because so much of what we esteem in our own culture derives from them: democracy, epic poetry, lyric poetry, tragedy, history writing, philosophy, aesthetic taste, all of these and many other features of cultural life enter the West from Greece. The oracle of Apollo at Delphi had inscribed over the temple, "Know Thyself." For us, that also means knowing the Greeks. We will cover the period from the Late Bronze Age, c. 1500 BC, down to the time of Philip of Macedon, c. 350 BC, concentrating on the two hundred year interval from 600-400 BC. |
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CLST 026-415 | RECITATION | STINCHCOMB, JILLIAN | WILLIAMS HALL 705 | F 1100AM-1200PM | The Greeks enjoy a special place in the construction of western culture and identity, and yet many of us have only the vaguest notion of what their culture was like. A few Greek myths at bedtime when we are kids, maybe a Greek tragedy like Sophokles' Oidipous when we are at school: these are often the only contact we have with the world of the ancient Mediterranean. The story of the Greeks, however, deserves a wider audience, because so much of what we esteem in our own culture derives from them: democracy, epic poetry, lyric poetry, tragedy, history writing, philosophy, aesthetic taste, all of these and many other features of cultural life enter the West from Greece. The oracle of Apollo at Delphi had inscribed over the temple, "Know Thyself." For us, that also means knowing the Greeks. We will cover the period from the Late Bronze Age, c. 1500 BC, down to the time of Philip of Macedon, c. 350 BC, concentrating on the two hundred year interval from 600-400 BC. |
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CLST 103-401 | HIST ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY | SHOGRY, SIMON | CLAUDIA COHEN HALL 402 | TR 0130PM-0230PM | An introduction to the major philosophical thinkers and schools of ancient Greece and Rome (The Presocratics, Plato, Aristotle, Stoics, Epicureans, and Sceptics). Topics to be covered include: nature of the universe, the relation between knowledge and reality, and the nature of morality and the good life. We will also examine some of the ways in which non-philosophical writers (e.g., Homer, Hesiod, Aristophanes, and Thucydides) treat the issues discussed by the philosophers. |
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CLST 103-402 | RECITATION | FORBES, ALLAUREN | CLAUDIA COHEN HALL 204 | F 1100AM-1200PM | An introduction to the major philosophical thinkers and schools of ancient Greece and Rome (The Presocratics, Plato, Aristotle, Stoics, Epicureans, and Sceptics). Topics to be covered include: nature of the universe, the relation between knowledge and reality, and the nature of morality and the good life. We will also examine some of the ways in which non-philosophical writers (e.g., Homer, Hesiod, Aristophanes, and Thucydides) treat the issues discussed by the philosophers. |
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CLST 103-403 | RECITATION | FORBES, ALLAUREN | CLAUDIA COHEN HALL 204 | F 1200PM-0100PM | An introduction to the major philosophical thinkers and schools of ancient Greece and Rome (The Presocratics, Plato, Aristotle, Stoics, Epicureans, and Sceptics). Topics to be covered include: nature of the universe, the relation between knowledge and reality, and the nature of morality and the good life. We will also examine some of the ways in which non-philosophical writers (e.g., Homer, Hesiod, Aristophanes, and Thucydides) treat the issues discussed by the philosophers. |
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CLST 111-401 | Introduction to Mediterranean Archaeology | TARTARON, THOMAS | CLAUDIA COHEN HALL 337 | MW 1100AM-1200PM | Many of the world's great ancient civilizations flourished on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea: the Egyptians, the Minoans and Mycenaeans, the Greeks and Romans, just to name a few. In this course, we will focus on the ways that archaeologists recover and interpret the material traces of the past, working alongside natural scientists, historians and art historians, epigraphers and philologists, and many others. Archaeological sites and themes from over 2000 years of Mediterranean history will be presented. This course is a non-technical introduction that assumes no prior knowledge of archaeology. |
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CLST 111-402 | RECITATION | HAYDEN, OLIVIA | CLAUDIA COHEN HALL 204 | F 1000AM-1100AM | Many of the world's great ancient civilizations flourished on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea: the Egyptians, the Minoans and Mycenaeans, the Greeks and Romans, just to name a few. In this course, we will focus on the ways that archaeologists recover and interpret the material traces of the past, working alongside natural scientists, historians and art historians, epigraphers and philologists, and many others. Archaeological sites and themes from over 2000 years of Mediterranean history will be presented. This course is a non-technical introduction that assumes no prior knowledge of archaeology. |
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CLST 111-404 | RECITATION | HAYDEN, OLIVIA | COLLEGE HALL 311F | R 1000AM-1100AM | Many of the world's great ancient civilizations flourished on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea: the Egyptians, the Minoans and Mycenaeans, the Greeks and Romans, just to name a few. In this course, we will focus on the ways that archaeologists recover and interpret the material traces of the past, working alongside natural scientists, historians and art historians, epigraphers and philologists, and many others. Archaeological sites and themes from over 2000 years of Mediterranean history will be presented. This course is a non-technical introduction that assumes no prior knowledge of archaeology. |
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CLST 146-401 | ANCIENT MED EMPIRES | WILKER, JULIA | CLAUDIA COHEN HALL 204 | TR 1030AM-1200PM | What constituted an empire in antiquity and how was imperialism legitimized? Which measures were used to maintain and organize imperial power? How did foreign rule affect the daily life of people all over the Mediterranean? In this course we will discuss and compare ancient empires from Achaemenid Persia to Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic kingdoms of his successors to the emergence of Rome as one of the most successful and influential empires in world history. Topics that will be discussed include ancient ideas and concepts of imperial rule, patterns of political, economic and cultural power and their interrelations as well as imperial crises and local resistance. |
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CLST 148-401 | FOOD AND FIRE | MOORE, KATHERINE | UNIVERSITY MUSEUM 330 | MW 0100PM-0200PM | This course will let students explore the essential heritage of human technology through archaeology. People have been transforming their environment from the first use of fire for cooking. Since then, humans have adapted to the world they created using the resources around them. We use artifacts to understand how the archaeological record can be used to trace breakthroughs such as breaking stone and bone, baking bread, weaving cloth and firing pottery and metals. The seminar will meet in the Penn Museum's new Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials. Students will become familiar with the Museum's collections and the scientific methods used to study different materials. Class sessions will include discussions, guest presentations, museum field trips, and hands-on experience in the laboratory. |
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CLST 148-402 | RECITATION | COHEN, RACHEL | UNIVERSITY MUSEUM 190 | R 1200PM-0100PM | This course will let students explore the essential heritage of human technology through archaeology. People have been transforming their environment from the first use of fire for cooking. Since then, humans have adapted to the world they created using the resources around them. We use artifacts to understand how the archaeological record can be used to trace breakthroughs such as breaking stone and bone, baking bread, weaving cloth and firing pottery and metals. The seminar will meet in the Penn Museum's new Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials. Students will become familiar with the Museum's collections and the scientific methods used to study different materials. Class sessions will include discussions, guest presentations, museum field trips, and hands-on experience in the laboratory. |
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CLST 148-403 | RECITATION | COHEN, RACHEL | UNIVERSITY MUSEUM 190 | F 1100AM-1200PM | This course will let students explore the essential heritage of human technology through archaeology. People have been transforming their environment from the first use of fire for cooking. Since then, humans have adapted to the world they created using the resources around them. We use artifacts to understand how the archaeological record can be used to trace breakthroughs such as breaking stone and bone, baking bread, weaving cloth and firing pottery and metals. The seminar will meet in the Penn Museum's new Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials. Students will become familiar with the Museum's collections and the scientific methods used to study different materials. Class sessions will include discussions, guest presentations, museum field trips, and hands-on experience in the laboratory. |
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CLST 148-404 | RECITATION | COHEN, RACHEL | UNIVERSITY MUSEUM 190 | F 0100PM-0200PM | This course will let students explore the essential heritage of human technology through archaeology. People have been transforming their environment from the first use of fire for cooking. Since then, humans have adapted to the world they created using the resources around them. We use artifacts to understand how the archaeological record can be used to trace breakthroughs such as breaking stone and bone, baking bread, weaving cloth and firing pottery and metals. The seminar will meet in the Penn Museum's new Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials. Students will become familiar with the Museum's collections and the scientific methods used to study different materials. Class sessions will include discussions, guest presentations, museum field trips, and hands-on experience in the laboratory. |
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CLST 244-401 | THE MATERIAL WORLD IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE |
BOILEAU, MARIE-CLAUDE DIBBLE, HAROLD |
UNIVERSITY MUSEUM 190 | TR 1030AM-1200PM | By focusing on the scientific analysis of inorganic archaeological materials, this course will explore processes of creation in the past. clst 244 will take place in the new Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials (CAAM) and will be team taught in three modules: analysis of lithics, analysis of ceramics and analysis of metals. Each module will combine laboratory and classroom exercises to give students hands-on experience with archaeological materials. We will examine how the transformation of materials into objects provides key information about past human behaviors and the socio-economic contexts of production, distribution, exchange and use. Discussion topics will include invention and adoption of new technologies, change and innovation, use of fire, and craft specialization. |
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CLST 311-401 | DISASTER ANC MED WORLD | GREY, CAMPBELL | WILLIAMS HALL 218 | TR 0300PM-0430PM |
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CLST 329-402 | TOPICS CLASSICISM & LIT | SILVERMAN, TAIJE | FISHER-BENNETT HALL 407 | MW 0200PM-0330PM | This advanced seminar will examine the classical backgrounds to English poetry, in particular the Biblical and Greco-Roman antecedents to Renaissance lyric verse and verse drama (such as, preeminently, Shakespeare). Different versions of this course will have different emphases on Biblical or Hellenist backgrounds. Spring 2013 Topic: A study of Ovid's Metamorphoses alongside poetry about its myths, from the well-known tale of Persephone, Demeter and Hades to the story of Semele, mother of Dionysus, who died while conceiving the god of revelry. We'll read poems by Rita Dove, H.D., W.B. Yeats, William Carlos Williams, and a whole host of other 20th and 21st century poets. Students will write a critical essay along with creative writing exercises in which they rewrite the myths themselves, placing them in contemporary contexts or identifying the contexts in which they're already playing themselves out. No creative writing experience needed at all. The course will also include films (Orfeu Negro and Orphee) and a trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. |
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CLST 335-001 | THE ETRUSCANS | TURFA, JEAN | UNIVERSITY MUSEUM 328 | F 0200PM-0500PM | The Etruscans, who spoke a language unlike any others known, were cast by their Greek and Roman rivals as outsiders and enemies: pirates, lovers of luxury, loose women. Today we must rely on the archaeological evidence of painted tombs, decorated Tuscan temples and massive engineering works to correct the picture. The course will survey a millennium (1st millennium BCE) of Etruscan culture through archaeological sites, shipwrecks and trading posts, works of art and everyday material culture, including the landscape and built environment, technology, seafaring and war, womens world, and the unique religion for which Etruria was famous, ending with a surprising array of examples of Etruscan heritage embraced by society from the time of Augustus to the present day. |
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CLST 360-401 | TPCS: CLASSICISM & LIT: ROMANCE OF PAGAN ANTIQUITY | COPELAND, RITA | CLAUDIA COHEN HALL 493 | TR 1030AM-1200PM | Ancient epics had a curious and rich afterlife in the Middle Ages. The epics of Virgil and Statius were taught in schools, read for their moral content, and revered as philosophical teaching. But their literary afterlife involved a remarkable shape-shifting into the genre romance: narratives in which erotic love, individual quests, imaginary or exotic settings, and the unpredictability of adventure replace the epic emphasis on duty, collective warfare, history (including mythic history), and the determinacy of fate. We will read Virgils Aeneid and Statius' Thebaid, along with some ancient philosophical approaches classical epic, in order to set the stage for medieval receptions of the classical narratives. Among medieval romances of pagan antiquity, we will read two important French texts (in English translation) from the twelfth century: the Roman dEneas (Romance of Aeneas) and the Roman de Thebes (indirectly based on Statius work). Then we will turn to some of the best known medieval English romances with classical themes or elements, including Chaucers Knights Tale and Troilus and Criseyde, and Chaucers own quasi-epic, the House of Fame. Themes that we will consider closely will include the figure of Dido in medieval poetry and thought, and the importance of classical literary models for medieval poets. |
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CLST 370-401 | CLASSICS & AMER GOVT | MULHERN, JOHN | JAFFE BUILDING 113 | MW 0200PM-0330PM | Before the universities established public-service programs in the twentieth century, many Americans prepared themselves for public life by studying Greek and Latin authors in school and college. In this course, using English translations, students survey an eighteenth-century classical curriculum and trace its influence in the political activity of Madison and others who guided the development of American governmental instituitons. |
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CLST 402-601 | POST BACC:GREEK | NISHIMURA-JENSEN, JULIE | CLAUDIA COHEN HALL 204 | MW 1100AM-1200PM | Intensive Greek reading course for students in the Postbac program. This semester the text will be Plutarch's Life of Antony. There will be in-depth analysis of syntax and style. Homework, apart from the readings, will take the form of exercises, based on the readings, illustrating the nuances of Greek syntax in the hands of a master writer. |
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CLST 402-602 | RECITATION | GLAUTHIER, PATRICK | WILLIAMS HALL 317 | F 1100AM-1200PM | Intensive Greek reading course for students in the Postbac program. This semester the text will be Plutarch's Life of Antony. There will be in-depth analysis of syntax and style. Homework, apart from the readings, will take the form of exercises, based on the readings, illustrating the nuances of Greek syntax in the hands of a master writer. |
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CLST 402-603 | RECITATION | GLAUTHIER, PATRICK | WILLIAMS HALL 317 | F 1200PM-0100PM | Intensive Greek reading course for students in the Postbac program. This semester the text will be Plutarch's Life of Antony. There will be in-depth analysis of syntax and style. Homework, apart from the readings, will take the form of exercises, based on the readings, illustrating the nuances of Greek syntax in the hands of a master writer. |
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CLST 403-601 | POST BACC LATIN | KER, JAMES | WILLIAMS HALL 204 | TR 0130PM-0300PM | Advanced study in Latin for students enrolled in the Post-Baccalaureate Program in Classical Studies. Permission of the instructor required. |
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CLST 406-640 | MLA Proseminar: Reading the Iliad in an Age of War | STRUCK, PETER | R 0600PM-0730PM |
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CLST 500-301 | MATERIALS AND METHODS | TARTARON, THOMAS | T 0900AM-1200PM | Introductory graduate proseminar on the study of the ancient Greco-Roman world, for students in the Classical Studies and Ancient History Ph.D. programs. This course encourages and enables students to define and question the boundaries of their discipline, and to explore multiple methods of analyzing antiquity. We will investigate big topics -- such as History, Space, Language, Ritual, Status, Gender and Performance -- from a range of alternate perspectives (considering, for example, how material culture, philology and history might intersect, and might not). A major goal of the course will be to encourage students, at the outset of their scholarly careers, to understand the recursive loop between theory and practice. Requirements will include short writing assignments (around 5pp.), spaced throughout the semester. The course is graded as Satisfactory/ Not Satisfactory. |
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CLST 598-301 | LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY WRKSHP | KER, JAMES | CLAUDIA COHEN HALL 237 | T 1200PM-0100PM | The Workshop is intended to serve as a forum for first-time teachers of Latin or Greek. This will include discussing course-plans and pedagogical theories and strategies, collaborating on course materials, and addressing any concerns in the language courses presently being taught. |
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CLST 598-302 | LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY WRKSHP | The Workshop is intended to serve as a forum for first-time teachers of Latin or Greek. This will include discussing course-plans and pedagogical theories and strategies, collaborating on course materials, and addressing any concerns in the language courses presently being taught. |
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CLST 715-401 | ARCHAEOLOGY OF TROY | ROSE, CHARLES | CLAUDIA COHEN HALL 203 | W 0200PM-0500PM | An introduction to the archaeology of Troy, in northwestern Turkey. The course will focus on the results of excavations at the site in 1988, although the earlier excavations of Schliemann, Dorpfeld, and Blegen will also be considered. The course will cover a broad chronological span--from the early Bronze age through the late Roman period, and will include Greek, Roman, and Medieval attitudes toward Troy and the Trojan legend. |
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CLST 728-401 | ROMAN ARCHITEC & TOPOG: PANTHEON & HAGIA SOPHIA |
HASELBERGER, LOTHAR OUSTERHOUT, ROBERT |
FISHER-BENNETT HALL 139 | T 0130PM-0430PM | Topic varies. Fall 2015: This seminar will investigate two ancient architectural masterpieces, the 2nd c. AD Pantheon in Rome and the 6th c. AD Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. The two monuments stand at the forefront of the architectural trends under Hadrian and Justinian respectively, and are best known for their unique designs and domes of unprecendented scale. The seminar will analyze issues of design, structure, aesthetics, and symbolism. No prerequisites; skills in digital visualization are welcome. |
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GREK 017-680 | INTERMED MODERN GREEK I | TSEKOURA, DIMITRA | WILLIAMS HALL 3 | MW 0500PM-0700PM | This course is designed for students with an elementary knowledge of Demotic Modern Greek, and aims mainly at developing oral expression, reading and writing skills. |
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GREK 101-301 | ELEM CLASSICAL GREEK I | NISHIMURA-JENSEN, JULIE | CLAUDIA COHEN HALL 204 | MWF 0100PM-0200PM | Intensive introduction to Classical Greek morphology and syntax. This course includes exercises in grammar, Greek composition, and translation from Greek to English. Emphasis is placed upon developing the ability to read Greek with facility. |
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GREK 203-301 | PLATO'S SYMPOSIUM | GLAUTHIER, PATRICK | EDUCATION BUILDING 008 | TR 1200PM-0130PM | This course is for those who have completed Ancient Greek 102, Greek 112 or equivalent. You are now ready to begin reading real Greek! We will read a selection of passages from Greek prose authors, focusing on language and style. FALL 2014, XENOPHON'S ANABASIS. Selected readings from Xenophon's narrative of the Ten Thousand, the Greek mercenaries who were stranded in Mesopotamia and then marched a thousand miles back to "The Sea! The Sea! |
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GREK 309-301 | TOPICS: GREEK LITERATURE: PLUTARCH | FARRELL JR, JOSEPH | CLAUDIA COHEN HALL 204 | TR 1200PM-0130PM | Helen of Troy was one of the most debated figures in classical literature, at once overwhelmingly attractive and responsible for the immense suffering and loss of the Trojan War. We will focus on Euripides' complex, playful presentation of the Helen myth in his "Helen" (in which she never goes to Troy at all), but will also look at portrayals of Helen by Homer, Sappho, Herodotus, and Gorgias. |
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GREK 541-301 | GREEK LITERARY HISTORY | STRUCK, PETER | WILLIAMS HALL 633 | R 0100PM-0400PM | We survey an extensive range of readings in a variety of authors in both prose and poetry and consider the problems and opportunities for composing a literary history. |
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GREK 603-301 | GREEK SEMINAR: Theocritus | DAMON, CYNTHIA | CLAUDIA COHEN HALL 204 | F 0200PM-0500PM |
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LATN 101-301 | ELEMENTARY LATIN I | ATKINS, ADRIENNE | WILLIAMS HALL 438 | MWF 1000AM-1100AM | An introduction to the Latin language for beginners. Students begin learning grammar and vocabulary, with practical exercises in reading in writing. By the end of the course students will be able to read and analyze simple Latin texts, including selected Roman inscriptions in the Penn Museum. |
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LATN 101-302 | ELEMENTARY LATIN I | MURPHY, KATE | FISHER-BENNETT HALL 406 | MWF 1100AM-1200PM | An introduction to the Latin language for beginners. Students begin learning grammar and vocabulary, with practical exercises in reading in writing. By the end of the course students will be able to read and analyze simple Latin texts, including selected Roman inscriptions in the Penn Museum. |
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LATN 101-601 | ELEMENTARY LATIN I | CONDELL, MORGAN | WILLIAMS HALL 320 | TR 0630PM-0815PM | An introduction to the Latin language for beginners. Students begin learning grammar and vocabulary, with practical exercises in reading in writing. By the end of the course students will be able to read and analyze simple Latin texts, including selected Roman inscriptions in the Penn Museum. |
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LATN 203-301 | INTERMED LATIN: PROSE | LEWIS, AMY | CLAUDIA COHEN HALL 237 | MWF 1000AM-1100AM | Prerequisite(s): LATN 102 or equivalent (such as placement score of 550). Introduction to continuous reading of unadapted works by Latin authors in prose(e.g., Cornelius Nepos, Cicero, Pliny), in combination with a thorough review of Latin grammar. By the end of the course students will have thorough familiarity with the grammar, vocabulary, and style of the selected authors, will be able to tackle previously unseen passages by them, and will be able to discuss questions of language and interpretation. |
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LATN 203-302 | INTERMED LATIN: PROSE | PERSYN, MARCIE | FISHER-BENNETT HALL 323 | MWF 1100AM-1200PM | Prerequisite(s): LATN 102 or equivalent (such as placement score of 550). Introduction to continuous reading of unadapted works by Latin authors in prose(e.g., Cornelius Nepos, Cicero, Pliny), in combination with a thorough review of Latin grammar. By the end of the course students will have thorough familiarity with the grammar, vocabulary, and style of the selected authors, will be able to tackle previously unseen passages by them, and will be able to discuss questions of language and interpretation. |
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LATN 203-601 | INTERMED LATIN: PROSE | GLAUTHIER, PATRICK | WILLIAMS HALL 202 | MW 0430PM-0600PM | Prerequisite(s): LATN 102 or equivalent (such as placement score of 550). Introduction to continuous reading of unadapted works by Latin authors in prose(e.g., Cornelius Nepos, Cicero, Pliny), in combination with a thorough review of Latin grammar. By the end of the course students will have thorough familiarity with the grammar, vocabulary, and style of the selected authors, will be able to tackle previously unseen passages by them, and will be able to discuss questions of language and interpretation. |
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LATN 309-301 | TOPICS: LATIN LITERATURE: TACITUS | DAMON, CYNTHIA | FISHER-BENNETT HALL 244 | TR 1030AM-1200PM | This course is for those who have completed Latin 204, Latin 212, or equivalent (such as placement score of 650, or AP score of 4 or 5). Close reading and discussion of a Latin author or a particular genre of latin literature. Topics will vary each semester, and the course may be repeated for credit. Assignments will include syntactic and literary analysis on a daily basis, a midterm, a paper, and a final exam. Topic for Spring 2016: Letters of Complaint. In this course we will look at the phenomenon of "letters of complaint": in Latin epistolography in both verse and prose, both actual and fictional, we find the author making criticisms of the addressee, sometimes diplomatically and sometimes harshly. This gives us an opportunity to read selections from the letters of such authors as Cicero, Seneca, Pliny, Horace, and Ovid (both the Heroides and Epistulae ex Ponto). It also gives us an opening to read Petrarch's letters to ancient Roman authors. Overall it will give us a grounding in epistolary technique and the modulation of tone and argument. |
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LATN 604-301 | LATIN SEMINAR | FARRELL JR, JOSEPH | DAVID RITTENHOUSE LAB 3N6 | W 0100PM-0400PM |
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