WOMEN AND GENDER IN THE CLASSICAL WORLD

CLASSICS 308

Examines the intersections of sex and violence in biblical and related literature. Read through a variety of lenses, including feminist interpretation, queer theory, and post-colonial theory. Consider how, why, and for whom texts depicting gender violence worked in the ancient world. Explore the reception of such texts in art, fiction, and film and their impact on modern society.

GEN&WS/HISTORY 134

A global (comparative and transnational) survey of women and gender from the ancient world to the modern period. Introduces students to key issues in the history of women and gender, including the historical construction of identities, roles, symbols, and power relationships.

CLASSICS 373

Selected aspects of Classical culture (e.g., sports, women, the family, warfare ), with emphasis on literary remains.

CLASSICS/GEN&WS 361

Sex as a source of domination and liberation in Ancient Greek and Roman literature and modern European and North American theory and practice, including questions of sexual orientation, gender identity, violence, and self-realization.

CLASSICS 970

Examines central literary and cultural issues in classical antiquity from both Greek and Roman perspectives.