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3.00 Credits
Examines the history and culture of sports in ancient society. Topics include: the origins of sports competition in religious rituals, evidence for women's participation in sports, and the criticism of popular sports by the educated elite. Students are encouraged to use their own experiences as student-athletes as a primary source toward understanding the role of sports in different cultural contexts. Offered in selected Winter Sessions.
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3.00 Credits
Through readings in primary sources-works of history, literature, and philosophy written by the ancient Greeks themselves-this course attempts to recover the full picture of life in Ancient Greece, not only for its own intrinsic interest, but also for the relevance that the study of the distant past may have for the world in which we now live. Special attention given to the first writers of history and to the development of Athenian democracy.
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3.00 Credits
Using wide-ranging sources from history, literature, and archaeology, this course explores Roman civilization from its earliest beginnings, through the period of Republican expansion and transition into a vast Empire, concluding with the Empire's ultimate decline and dissolution. Special attention given to Roman historiography and to the political changes from Republic to Empire.
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3.00 Credits
Students begin exploration of traditional epics by reading Classical texts such as Homer's Iliad and Odyssey and Virgil's Aeneid, exploring the cultural contexts and examining theories of epic composition and performance. The perspective is broadened to take in epics from a variety of cultural traditions from around the world and, finally, students consider the relation of these traditional epics to their modern equivalents in science fiction and cinema. All readings in English translation, Prerequisite: CLAS 105, 209 or 210.
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3.00 Credits
Examines gender roles and identities of sexuality in ancient Greece and Rome through readings in primary sources supplemented by current scholarship. Exploration of contrasts between representations of women in Classical literature and the limitations women faced in the real world, with observation of changes in women's status that occurred according to place and time. Consideration of ancient definitions and expressions of alternate sexualities, marking the similarities and differences between ancient and modern labels and identities. Prerequisite: CLAS 105, 209 or 210.
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3.00 Credits
A study of how ancient Greece and Rome continue to interest and influence us through the modern medium of cinema. Readings of selected classical texts and comparisons with modern screen treatments. Attention both to modern cinematic adaptations of ancient literary works and also to epic "historical" spectacles. Examination of directorialcreativity, audience expectation, historical accuracy, and modern myth-making. Prerequisite: CLAS 105, 209 or 210.
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3.00 Credits
Gives students the opportunity to do sustained research on a topic of their own choice, and to present the results of this research in a substantial piece of work, ranging from 20 to 30 pages of writing. Upon completion of the senior research project, students will present their work in a public oral defense. Prerequisite: senior major in classical studies or Latin. Offered annually as needed beginning spring 2007.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces students to the techniques and traditions of fictional narrative video production. Emphasis is on the completion of a series of exercises and a short film as well as mastery of basic technical principles of videography, location lighting, and nonlinear editing. Course fee. Offered each fall.
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1.00 Credits
Introduces students to fundamental aspects of a variety of audio applications, including radio production, field audio, and multitrack recording. Offered each spring.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the development of the film art from its beginning to the present. Major silent and sound film masterpieces are shown. Offered each fall.
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