WGST 425 - Women in Classical Antiquity

Institution:

University of Michigan-Dearborn

Subject:

Women's and Gender Studies

Description:

This course examines the evidence for the lives of women in Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquity, from the Bronze Age through the Imperial Period. Special emphasis will be placed on the archaeological evidence, especially works of art which illustrate women's lives and their relationships with men. Documents such as dedicatory and funerary inscriptions, the poetry of Sappho and Sulpicia, and selections from the writings of Homer, Hesiod, Aristotle, Pliny, Juvenal, and other ancient authors, will also be examined critically, particularly in relationship to the works of art.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umd.umich.edu/

Phone Number:

(313) 593-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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