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Spring
1999
Classics Department
CLA329
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Sex and Gender in the Ancient Greek World
T - Th, 10:30-11:50
East Pyne 119
Froma I. Zeitlin
Office Hours:
fiz@princeton.edu
Exploration of the ideological bases of Western attitudes toward sex/gender categories in their formative periods in the ancient pagan world. Primary emphasis on Greek culture, as articulated in a wide variety of different documents and areas of thought and practice: myth and ritual, literature, art, philosophy and science, economic and political theory. Some representative problems: the "myth of matriarchy," structures of household and society, masculine and feminine archetypes, medical constructs of the body, and relations of power.
Requirements:
Class attendance is mandatory: only TWO unexcused absences. Students are required to produce a single page or two of summary, comments, questions on the reading for each class. These need not be elaborate, but experience shows these will aid in class discussion and help students to prepare with focus and attention. You may send me this on email before class, if necessary. Takehome Midterm (due Mar 28). Short paper (5-8 pages: To Be Announced). Takehome Final (due May 18).
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