Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greek Culture
CCIV 281
Fall 2010
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01
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| Crosslisting:
FGSS 281 |
In this course we will examine the construction of gender roles in ancient Greece and approach gender as an organizing principle of private and public life in ancient Greek society. Using literary, scientific, historical, and philosophical sources as well as material evidence, we will address issues including the creation of woman, conceptions of the male and female body, the legal status of men and women; what constitutes acceptable sexual practices and for whom (e.g., heterosexual relationships, homoeroticism, prostitution); ideas regarding desire, masculinity and femininity, and their cultivation in social, political, and ritual contexts such as rituals of initiation, marriage, drinking parties, the law court, and the theater. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Speaking, Writing |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA CLAS, SBS CLAS |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CLST-History, P)(FGSS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Selections from Hesiod's THEOGONYand WORKS AND DAYS
Selections from Homer's ILIAD and ODYSSEY
Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite; Homeric Hymn to Demeter
Lyric Poetry
Plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes
Apollodorus, Against Neaira
Plato, Symposium
Plutarch, Advice to the Bride and Groom
Selections from the Greek novels
Selections from Greek Magical Papyri
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Examinations and Assignments:
Regular short response papers
Mid-term examination
Final paper |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
All readings in English translation. |
| Instructor(s): Visvardi,Eirene Times: ...W... 07:00PM-09:50PM; Location: DWNY100; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: 4 | JR major: 4 | | |
| Seats Available: -2 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 1 | FR: X |
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