CLASSIC Course Descriptions for 2021-2022

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CourseTitleInstructorDescription
CLASSIC 36BCLASSICAL GREECEHERNANDEZ, A.A survey of ancient Greek civilization from the Late Archaic period to the Classical period. Focuses on major institutions and cultural phenomena as seen through the study of ancient Greek literature, history, archaeology, and religion.

Same as HISTORY 36B.
CLASSIC 36BCLASSICAL GREECEHERNANDEZ, A.
CLASSIC 45CCLASSICAL MYTHOLOGYGIANNOPOULOU, Z.Detailed examination of key Greek and Roman myths, their interpretations, and the influence they have exerted on literature, art, and popular culture in subsequent periods.
CLASSIC 45CCLASSICAL MYTHOLOGYGIANNOPOULOU, Z.
CLASSIC 99SPEC STDS:CLASSICSSTAFF
CLASSIC 160WHOMERIC EPICSNYDER, R.Since antiquity, epic has been considered the highest genre, the one suited to stories that define the achievements and aspirations of an entire people. The major epic works, moreover, have exerted a powerful influence on literature throughout the world. Our goal in this class will be to bridge the “absolute epic distance” that Russian philosopher Mikhail Bakhtin believed distinguished the genre and conduct an intensive study of the best-known Greek epics. Close readings of the Iliad and the Odyssey will be supplemented by critical texts that examine the tremendous social and civic import of epic in antiquity and the broader cultural contexts in which the genre flourished. The significance of the epic singer, the distinction between oral and written compositional techniques, and notions of gender, class, and power in the ancient world will be topics of investigation that inform our reading of the epic texts. As this course satisfies the university’s requirements for upper-division writing instruction, we will also read about the process of academic writing and dedicate class time to discussing methods and techniques for presenting your ideas as clearly and persuasively as possible.
CLASSIC 160WHOMERIC EPICSNYDER, R.
CLASSIC 198DIRECTED GROUP STDYZISSOS, P.
CLASSIC 199INDEPENDENT STUDYZISSOS, P.
CLASSIC 199INDEPENDENT STUDYPANTELIA, M.
CLASSIC 199INDEPENDENT STUDYKARANIKA, A.
CLASSIC 199INDEPENDENT STUDYGIANNOPOULOU, Z.
CLASSIC 199INDEPENDENT STUDYLE VINE, M.
CLASSIC 399UNIVERSITY TEACHINGSNYDER, R.
CLASSIC 399UNIVERSITY TEACHINGMCKENNA, J.
CLASSIC 399UNIVERSITY TEACHINGLE VINE, M.