First-Year Courses in Classical Civilization This page was created at 12:09 PM on Thu, Oct 4, 2001. Fall Academic Term, 2001 (September 5 - December 21) Open courses in Classical Civilization (*Not real-time Information. Review the "Data current as of: " statement at the bottom of hyperlinked page) Wolverine Access Subject listing for CLCIV Fall Term '01Time Schedule for Classical Civilization. CLCIV 101. Classical Civilization I: The Ancient Greek World (in English). Section 001. Instructor(s): Sara Forsdyke (forsdyke@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Great Books 191 or 201. (4). (HU). Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. Do these famous lines from Greek literature make you curious? "My name is Nobody" – Odysseus' verbal trick which helps him escape from the monstrous Cyclops in Homer's Odyssey. "I would rather stand three times in the front lines of battle than give birth once" – Medea in Euripides' tragedy Medea. "It was a democracy in name, but in reality it was the rule of one man" – the historian Thucydides, writing about Pericles' leadership of the Athenian democracy. "The unexamined life is not worth living" – Socrates in Plato's Apology. Do you know the answers to these puzzling questions? Why did the Athenian democracy put its most famous intellectual (Socrates) to death? What would happen if the women of ancient Greece went on a sex strike? What was the penalty for adultery in Ancient Athens? Why did the Ancient Greeks develop the first democracies in history? If these sayings and questions make you curious, then consider signing up for Classical Civilization 101: The Ancient Greek World. No previous knowledge is required. This course serves as an introduction to the literature, art and archaeology of this fascinating but paradoxical civilization. We will laugh with the ancient comedians and think with the ancient philosophers. We will also confront the contradictions of this complex society. For instance, we will examine why women were kept out of politics, but were featured so prominently in one of the most political forms of entertainment (drama). We will also ask how the Greeks reconciled their strong belief in freedom with their willingness to own slaves. There will be approximately 50 pages of reading per week, two short papers, a midterm and a final examination. Students who enroll in this course may also choose to take the companion course, Classical Civilization 102: The Ancient Roman World (offered in the Winter Term). Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: 3 Waitlist Code: 4 CLCIV 120. First-year Seminar in Classical Civilization (Humanities). Section 001 – The Trojan War: Archaeology of a Myth. Meets with History of Art 194.002. Instructor(s): Susanne Ebbinghaus Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (HU). First-Year Seminar, Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. For almost three millennia, the story of the Trojan War has inspired countless writers, artists and politicians. Its heroes have become symbols of essential problems of humankind, and ‘Trojan Horses’ and ‘Odysseys’ common figures of speech. But was there a Trojan War? Did Achilles and Odysseus, Helen and Cassandra really exist? And who was Homer, the poet whose epics have immortalized the Trojan War? What relevance does the story have today? We will read parts of Homer’s ‘Iliad’ and explore the ancient civilizations of Greece and modern-day Turkey in which the story may be set, meet the controversial figure of Heinrich Schliemann, first excavator of Troy, and look at some of the questions archaeology can (or cannot) answer. The second part of the seminar will focus on representations of the Trojan War in ancient Greek art, their relationship to literature and influence in later periods. The main emphasis will be on discussion in class, with short papers and projects (one involving ancient objects from the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology). Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: No Data Given. Waitlist Code: No Data Given. This page was created at 12:09 PM on Thu, Oct 4, 2001. University of Michigan | College of LS&A | Student Academic Affairs | First-Year Handbook | First-Year Information | Parent Handbook | LS&A Bulletin This page maintained by LS&A Academic Information and Publications, 1228 Angell Hall Copyright © 2001 The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA +1 734 764-1817 Trademarks of the University of Michigan may not be electronically or otherwise altered or separated from this document or used for any non-University purpose.