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Transfer Student Courses in Classical CivilizationThis page was created at 7:12 PM on Mon, Jan 21, 2002. Winter Academic Term, 2002 (January 7 - April 26)Open courses in Classical Civilization Wolverine Access Subject listing for CLCIV Winter Academic Term '02 Time Schedule for Classical Civilization. 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 (CC 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. CC 101 is offered in the Fall and CC 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. 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 341. Classics and Cinema.
Section 001.Instructor(s): Ruth S Scodel (rscodel@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (Excl). Credits: (4). Course Homepage: http://www.umich.edu/~classics/CC341/index.htm 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' Roman Empire, which stands both for America's enemies (fascists, communists) and for what we fear about ourselves, in films such as Quo Vadis, Ben Hur, Spartacus, and Cleopatra as well as the fragmentary I,Claudius of 1937 and the pornographic Caligula of 1980. We will also examine the allure of the fabulous and primitive, in Pasolini's Medea, Jason and the Argonauts, Ulysses; at ancient texts as sources of inspiration in Rossellini's Socrates, Fellini's Satyricon, Kakoyannis' Tojan Women, and O Brother, Where are Thou; at comedy based on the conventions of representing antiquity such as Roman Scandals (1933) and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. There will be four short (4-page) papers, an hour exam, and a final.
CLCIV 385(462). Greek Mythology.
Section 001.Instructor(s): John Given (jgiven@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (HU).
Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. Greek Mythology is designed to acquaint the student with the major myths and epic cycles of ancient Greece from the creation myths and their Near Eastern prototypes through the Trojan War and the wanderings of Odysseus. The development of various myths will be illustrated through Greek literature and art. At the focus of the course is the location of myth in Greek culture (religion, politics, art) as well as the reception of Greek myth in later traditions. We will consider a variety of theoretical approaches to myth from antiquity to recent structuralist and anthropological models. Required texts will include Morford and Lenardon, Classical Mythology, and selections from Homer, Hesiod, and Greek tragedy. An additional course pack will provide readings for discussion sections which will meet once a week to consider a variety of theoretical approaches to mythology, and other critical questions. Course requirements include two hour tests and a final exam.
CLCIV 389(467). The Good Life.
Section 001.Instructor(s): Sara L Rappe (rappe@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU).
Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This course is an introduction to the study of ethics through the ethical writings of Classical and Hellenistic philosophers. Emphasis will be placed on the later half of Greek ethics, on the questions that Aristotle, the Stoics, and the Epicureans raised concerning the origins of values in human life. What are the roles of such things as the virtues, pleasure, self-reflection, emotional maturity, etc., in the good life. What place do the emotions have in decision making? Is politeness of moral value? and so on... Readings will include works by Aristotle, Plato, Lucretius, and Epictetus, as well as some contemporary writings by Freud, Jonathan Lear, MacIntyre, and Martha Nussbaum. Three short papers and a final paper.
CLCIV 480. Studying Antiquity.
Section 001 – Who Owns the Past?Instructor(s): John F Cherry (jcherry@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Class. Civ. 101 or 102, and permission of instructor. (3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of six credits. Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This course is a capstone seminar intended mainly for juniors and seniors in Classical Civilization or Classical Archaeology. Its purpose is to offer a forum for informed discussion of a variety of difficult questions about access to the classical past, and its modern-day ownership and presentation, seen primarily from the perspective of material culture (archaeology, art, museum displays, etc.). Among other issues, we will consider the following: What ethical, legal, and political considerations affect decisions about the return of cultural property (such as the 'proper' home for the Parthenon marbles)? How effective have been responses to looting, illicit excavation, and antiquities thefts in the classical lands? What has been the impact on the discipline of connoisseurship, collecting, and the international art market? How successful have museums been, in this country and abroad, in displaying classical culture to the interested public? What has been the fate of cultural property in times of war and political unrest, and should local populations have ultimate control over 'their' cultural patrimony? What conflicts arise from the need to preserve key sites (e.g., Knossos, the Athenian Acropolis, the Roman Forum) intact for future generations, while facilitating visits by ever-growing numbers of tourists today? To what extent have nationalist, ethnic, or other agendas dictated the way classical sites have been presented, or museum exhibitions organized? Who controls (or should control) access to materials and documents from the ancient world (e.g., the Dead Sea Scrolls, unpublished excavations)? The seminar will involve regular reading and discussion of a wide range of case-studies (sometimes in the format of a formal debate); student class presentations of individual research projects; and a term paper.
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