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FALL (current):
• Greek
• Latin
SPRING (current):
• Classical
• Greek
• Latin
COURSES SPRING 2006
GRADUATE COURSES
All graduate courses meet in Classics East Pyne 161, Seminar Room unless otherwise noted.
| CLA515 - Problems in Greek Literature: Aeschylus' Oresteia |
| An introduction to the Oresteia, paying particular attention to The Agamemnon. The trilogy continues to figure prominently in discussions of Greek literature, but is also a central document in any understanding of the development of democratic culture. Particular attention will be paid to the themes that have dominated discussions of the play in the last 30 years - language, sexuality, narrative, ethnic identity, class. We will also consider the strengths and weaknesses of old and new historical approaches to the text. |
| Professor Mark Buchan |
| Seminar: 1:30-4:20 pm Th |
| CLA522– Problems in Greek History: Collective action in democratic Athens |
| How can a collectivity reap the social benefits of cooperation in the face of the tendency of self-seeking individuals to defect? The problem is pressing in democracies, which require high levels of cooperation by diverse persons, and in highly competitive environments like that of the classical city-states. The seminar focuses on the "organizational design" of classical Athens as a state, with special reference to how political institutions served to organize useful social and technical knowledge, while offering incentives for cooperation and sanctions for defection.. |
| Professor Josiah Ober |
| Seminar: 1:30-4:20 - M |
| CLA526 - Problems in Greek and Roman Philosophy: Conceptions of Evil Antiquity |
| Modern discussions of moral philosophy in antiquity typically direct their attention to reasoned conceptions of goodness, such as virtues and values, neglecting to study systematically the corresponding, and oftentimes more richly articulated, conceptions of evil. 'Evil' and 'badness' seem to be terms that are both firmly rooted in a network of broader cultural valences and, more than their positive counterparts, to have at once moral, religious, anthropological and cosmological connotations. This seminar will attempt to trace ancient western philosophical conceptions of evil from Socrates to Plotinus. |
| Professor Christian Wildberg |
| Seminar: 1:30-4:20 T |
| CLA538 – Latin Poetry of the Empire: Lucan and Post Virgilian Epic |
| We shall study the epics of Lucan and Statius as successors to and competitors with Virgil's Aeneid. Main themes will include civil war, history and myth, and the contemporary relevance of epic. |
| Professor Denis Feeney |
| Seminar: 1:30-4:20 W |
| CLA545 - Problems in Roman History: Africa and Empire |
| North Africa offers one of the better documented regions of the Roman empire. The rich literary, epigraphical, and archaeological evidence will be used to explore the questions of acculturation, economic developments, imperial administration, religious and ethnic conflict, center-periphery relations, and other aspects of provincial history. |
| Professor Brent Shaw |
| Seminar: 9:00-11:50 W |
| CLA599 – Dissertation Writers' Seminar |
| A practical and theoretical introduction to scholarly writing at the dissertation level and beyond. This seminar is normally required of all post-generals students and will provide information and guidance on the proposal and dissertation writing process; the seminar will meet every two or three weeks throughout the year, providing a forum for dissertators to circulate work in progress for feedback, and to discuss issues that arise in their work.. |
| Professor Christian Wildberg |
| Seminar: TBA |
Updated
November 14, 2005 10:47am by Stephanie