Transfer Student Courses in Classical CivilizationConsult the new Course Guide at: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/lsa/cg_subjectlist/0,2030,8,00.html?show=20&termArray=f_04_1510&cgtype=ug This page was created at 12:35 PM on Wed, May 5, 2004. Fall Academic Term, 2004 (September 7 - December 23)The Department of Classical Studies believes that the literature, monuments, and social institutions of the ancient world, together with the reflections of the Greek and Roman thinkers about their own cultures, are of unique value in themselves, well worth our contemplation and understanding; and that as we attempt to learn about and appreciate classical civilization, we necessarily learn as well a variety of contemporary methodologies and disciplines. The department offers three groups of courses for distribution, those in Classical Civilization (introductory courses that require no knowledge of Greek or Latin), courses in Classical Archaeology, and upper-level language courses in Greek and Latin authors or genres. While only a few courses are repeated in yearly or biennial rotation, most courses are offered less regularly. This system guarantees that the instructor approaches the subject each time with fresh impetus. We believe in a healthy change and variation in our course offerings. Classical Civilization offerings include the general surveys of Greek and Roman civilizations (CLCIV 101 and 102), which provide (through readings, lectures, and discussions) a broad understanding of the literatures, thought, and social development of ancient Greece and Rome, and thus provide the student with knowledge of and appreciation for our cultural origins, as well as an acquaintance with modern methods for understanding an ancient culture. These courses are taught each year. CLCIV 101 is offered in the Fall and CLCIV 102 is offered in the Winter. Other courses provide understanding of particular aspects of the ancient world, approached from a variety of disciplines and studies — literary, philosophical, historical, sociological, and so on. Some students (particularly those who have already developed special interests in such disciplines) may wish to explore one of these topics without having had a broader introduction. Classical Archaeology offerings include the broad surveys of the archaeology and monuments of Greece (CLARCH 221 — offered in the Fall) and Rome (CLARCH 222 — offered in the Winter) and a general introduction to archaeological field methods (CLARCH 323). Other courses use the material remains of specific cultures both to introduce students to the diversity of the ancient world and to demonstrate how, through a variety of multi-disciplinary approaches, the archaeological record can be used to reconstruct the life-ways of past societies. Courses in this division do not require a knowledge of Greek or Latin. They are intended for students who wish to acquire knowledge of ancient literature, life, and thought, and of the debt modern civilization owes the Greeks and Romans. CLCIV 101. Classical Civilization I: The Ancient Greek World (in English).
Section 001.Instructor(s): Benjamin B Acosta-Hughes (bacosta@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (HU). May not be repeated for credit. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in GTBOOKS 191 or 201.
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 CLCIV 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 choose to take the companion course, CLCIV 102: The Ancient Roman World (offered in the Winter Term). Students who complete this sequence are encouraged to consider a concentration in Classical Studies. Visit the Classics Undergraduate website at: http://www.umich.edu/~classics/undergrad Course Webpages: http://www.umich.edu/~classics/cc/101/index.html
CLCIV 341. Classics and Cinema.
Section 001.Instructor(s): Ruth S Scodel (rscodel@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (HU). May not be repeated for credit. Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. Classical antiquity and the movies have been closely associated for almost a century. This course will explore how (mostly Hollywood) cinema has represented the ancient past and its literature. Reading the ancient sources and seeing how films have transformed them, we will look especially at the hateful tyranny and attractive decadence of the movies' ancient Rome. Beginning with the silent era (Last Days of Pompeii) and the 1930's (de Mille's Cleopatra of 1934)) we will examine films such as Quo Vadis, Ben Hur, Spartacus,, Cleopatra (1963), and Fall of the Roman Empire, as well as the pornographic Caligula of 1980 and Fellini's strange Satyricon. We will also look at comedies such as Roman Scandals (1933) A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Life of Brian. There will be three short (4-page) papers, an hour exam, and a final.
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