Classics and Pop Culture
Explores the influence of Greco-Roman literature on contemporary popular culture by placing classical texts, myths, and philosophy alongside modern media like films, shows, and music videos.
Summary
Lectures are large, with a median of 140 enrolled students in the recorded sections.
What you’ll be able to do
Make informed and original observations about Ancient Greek and Roman literature
Critique Ancient Greek and Roman literature and culture in terms of contemporary culture and vice versa
Understand ancient narratives through critical analysis of rhetoric and poetics, including attention to problems of accessing foreign literature in translation
Increase familiarity with and convincingly employ secondary resources from scholarship to understand ancient literature
Manage collaborative multimedia projects on complex themes
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Explores influence of Greco-Roman literature on contemporary popular culture putting classical texts, myths, and philosophical literature alongside modern media such as films, shows, books, pop songs, and music videos, to understand the past and critically engage with the present.
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Topics
- Influence of Greco-Roman literature on contemporary popular culture.
- Classical texts, myths, and philosophical literature compared with modern media.
Skills
- Making informed and original observations about Ancient Greek and Roman literature.
- Critiquing Ancient Greek and Roman literature and culture in relation to contemporary culture.
- Employing secondary scholarly resources to understand ancient literature.
- Managing collaborative multimedia projects on complex themes.
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