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3.00 Credits
Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Rosen. The history of modern medicine as we know it in the West is remarkably recent; until the nineteenth century prevailing theories of the body and mind, and the many therapeutic methods to combat disease, were largely informed by an elaborate system developed centuries earlier in ancient Greece, at a period when the lines between philosophy, medicine, and what we might consider magic, were much less clearly defined than they are today. This course will examine the ways in which the Greeks conceptualized the body, disease, and healing, and will compare these to medical culture of our own time. We will consider sources from Hippocrates, Plato, and Aristotle to Galen and Soranus, and whenever possible we will juxtapose these writings with modern discourse about similar topics. Several visitors from the Medical School are expected to participate on a regular basis. All readings will be in English and no previous background in Classical Studies is required.
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3.00 Credits
Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. This course will combine detailed analysis of medical terms with more general discussions of ancient medicine. Although the primary emphasis in the class will be on the medical terms themselves, we will also read selections from a wide array of important figures in the history of medicine including Hippocrates, Galen, and Vesalius. Themes will include the place of the physician in society, conceptions of pollution and contamination, constructions of gender, and the relationship of mental and bodily health. We will finish the semester by considering ancient approaches to the treatment of trauma and wounds. We will look at Hippocratic treatises on fractures as well as literary depictions of battle scenes such as those in Homer. Such texts are not only the source of much of our terminology, but also provide some sense of the varying states of medical knowledge throughout the ancient world.
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3.00 Credits
Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. An exploration of the rich variety that constituted Classical Greek society, drawing upon both archaeological evidence and ancient texts. Topics include the overlapping but quite different lives of men and women; the slaves and the free; the leisured rich, the artisans, and the farmers. Particular settings on which we will concentrate are the home, the workshops, the marketplace, the religious sanctuaries, and the countryside.
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3.00 Credits
History & Tradition Sector. All classes. Staff. Through reading texts of Plato (Socrates), Aristotle, Augustine and Aquinas, the student encounters a range of political ideas deeply challenging to--and possibly corrosive of--today's dominant democratic liberalism. Can classical and medieval thinking offer insight into modern impasses in political morality Is such ancient thinking plausible, useful, or dangerous
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3.00 Credits
Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. By the time he died in 323 BC at the age of 33, Alexander had conquered most of the known world and had transformed forever the shape of politics and culture. His legacy is an enduring one, since the year of his death marks a transition from the old Greek city state to what has been called a Hellenistic (i.e. hellenized) world in which, arguably, we are still living. This course will take an interdisciplinary approach to this period by examining its history, social organization and beliefs, literature and art. We shall also explore the glamorous myths that have surrounded Alexander from his own day to the present. Our aim will be to separate fact from fiction and to determine the significance of Alexander not only for the fourth century but also for ourselves who have inherited from the world he created certain values and assumptions about politics, art, cultural diversity and diffusion, and the place of human beings in the universe.
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3.00 Credits
Humanities & Social Science Sector. Class of 2010 & beyond. LaFleur/McInerney. Multiculturalism increasingly characterizes our political, economic, and personal lives. This course will focus on real and perceived differences between the so-called "East" and "West." Taking a case study approach, we shall read and compare literary materials from classical Greece and Rome, a major source of "Western" culture, and Japan, an "Eastern" society. Through analysis of these texts, we shall explore some of the concepts, values, and myths in terms of how "East" and "West" define themselves and each other: e.g. gender, sexuality, rationality, religion, society, justice, nature, cultural diffusion, work, leisure, life, and death. Readings will include selections from Greco-Roman and Japanese myths, poetry, drama, essays, history, and philosophy. Class format will be lecture with opportunity for questions and discussion. Grading will be based on midterm and final examinations, a short paper, and class participation. No prerequisites.
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3.00 Credits
Arts & Letters Sector. All Classes. Struck. Myths are traditional stories that have endured many years. Some of them have to do with events of great importance, such as the founding of a nation. Others tell the stories of great heroes and heroines and their exploits and courage in the face of adversity. Still others are simple tales about otherwise unremarkable people who get into trouble or do some great deed. What are we to make of all these tales, and why do people seem to like to hear them This course will focus on the myths of ancient Greece and Rome, as well as a few contemporary American ones, as a way of exploring the nature of myth and the function it plays for individuals, societies, and nations. We will also pay some attention to the way the Greeks and Romans themselves understood their own myths. Are myths subtle codes that contain some universal truth Are they a window on the deep recesses of a particular culture Are they entertaining stories that people like to tell over and over Are they a set of blinders that all of us wear, though we do not realize it Investigate these questions through a variety of topics creation of the universe between gods and mortals, religion and family, sex,love, madness, and death.
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3.00 Credits
Distribution Course in Arts & Letters. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. This course will introduce students both to several foundational texts of classical literature and to the study of popular culture. We will accomplish this through a comparison of ancient works with popular film. Students will read a number of well-known texts from antiquity, one or two 20th-century works, and view 8-12 (mostly) recent popular films that in some way "translate" classical themes, ideas, or methods of narration. We will examine the texts and films first within their cultural contexts and then against one another. This comparative approach will allow us to address a number of different themes, issues, and reading strategies. Topics and films may change slightly from year to year, but some likely themes include: Homer's Odyssey, Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, Apuleius' Golden Ass, Euripides' Hippolytus, Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep, and a number of critical essays. Probable films include: Die Hard, Aliens, Angel Heart, and Mighty Aphrodite. Students should plan to attend weekly screenings in addition to the regularly scheduled course meetings.
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3.00 Credits
Society Sector. All classes. Meyer.
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