Transfer Student Courses in Classical Civilization This page was created at 12:35 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 390(461). Greek Literature in English. Section 001 – Plato's Dialogues Instructor(s): Sara L Rappe (rappe@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU). Credits: (3; 2 in the half-term). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. In this course we will read the major dialogues, covering the entire span of Plato's philosophical career. Starting with the "early" Socratic works, we will move on to such masterpieces as the the Phaedo, Phaedrus, and Symposium, and then finish with several of the later dialogues, including Theaetetus and Parmenides. Topics include Plato's ethics, epistemology, and metaphysics, as well as issues of interpretation in both the ancient and modern world. We will spend some time looking at how contemporary theorists, such as Heidegger or Derrida, read Plato. There will be two papers, a midterm, and a take home final. Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: 2 Waitlist Code: 4 CLCIV 481. The Classical Tradition. Section 001 – Formation of Christian Identity in the Roman Empire. Meets with Religion 380.001. Instructor(s): Sabine G MacCormack (sgm@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: Class. Civ. 101 or 102. (3). (Excl). Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. The course examines the role of the classical heritage in Western Europe and early modern America. Emphasis will be placed on the literary, political, and legal aspects of this heritage. In studying original texts relevant to these themes, students will be asked to consider different meanings of the concept "tradition" and of the cultural and political importance of collective memory. We will also take two or three meetings to visit the University Art Museum and the Kelsey Museum, both of which have holdings relevant to the course. Another visit will be to the rare book collection in the Graduate Library, by way of gaining some insight into the early modern propagation of classical texts and their translations. Students are requested to attend class having read, and being able to discuss assigned readings (which will be substantial but manageable). Work for the class will culminate in aresearch paper, to be submitted at the end of the semester, with draft versions being reviewed and discussed earlier. A mid term exam and a final exam will test basic knowledge and research skills related to the course. Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: 2 Waitlist Code: 4 This page was created at 12:35 PM on Thu, Oct 4, 2001. University of Michigan | College of LS&A | Student Academic Affairs | LS&A Bulletin Index | Department Homepage 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.