AP/GK 3010 3.00 Greek Tragedy
This course involves a guided reading of an ancient Greek tragedy in the original ANCIENT GREEK. The course is only suitable for students at an advanced level of language study.
This course involves a guided reading of an ancient Greek tragedy in the original ANCIENT GREEK. The course is only suitable for students at an advanced level of language study.
The course surveys advanced Classical Latin grammar and syntax and then proceeds to the translation of selected original passages from Latin prose and verse; selections may include passages from Classical Latin authors and Medieval Latin.
This course studies classical Greco-Roman texts and mythology, which have influenced the development of English literature, through a variety of theoretical approaches, including Freudian psychoanalytical readings and Jungian archetypal criticism.
The development of inquiry about the order of nature and society is traced. Special attention is given to the ethical and political theories of Plato and Aristotle.
The course concludes by comparing several ancient societies (e.g. pre- contact North America, Neolithic Europe, and Easter Island), and discussing how archaeology is used to understand recent historic events and contemporary life. Throughout the course, we maintain a careful awareness of the social contexts in which archaeology is done. Topics covered include: popular representations of […]
The course provides an introduction to the history, theory and methodology of Classical Greek and Roman Archaeology. It examines key archaeological excavations in the Graeco-Roman world to explore the history of Greek and Roman archaeology, c. 1700 to the present. Introducing students to the formation processes of the archaeological record, it also examines modern archaeological […]
ANCILLARY COURSE. This course explores the biological evolution of human beings and historical development of human societies; the methods that palaeoanthropologists and archaeologists use to study the past; and the social context of such endeavours to know the past.
ANCILLARY COURSE. This course explores the biological evolution of human beings and historical development of human societies; the methods that palaeoanthropologists and archaeologists use to study the past; and the social context of such endeavours to know the past. The course begins with a brief introduction to basic anthropological principles and archaeological methods. We then […]
ANCILLARY COURSE. This course introduces students to anthropological archaeology's view of ancient civilizations and illuminates the web of connections that links them to 21st century global civilization.
ANCILLARY COURSE. This course introduces students to anthropological archaeology's view of ancient civilizations and illuminates the web of connections that links them to 21st century global civilization.