printer friendly pageCLASSGEN 6N: Antigone: From Ancient Democracy to Contemporary Dissent (DRAMA 12N)
Preference to freshmen. Tensions inherent in the democracy of ancient Athens; how the character of Antigone emerges in later drama, film, and political thought as a figure of resistance against illegitimate authority; and her relevance to contemporary struggles for women's and workers' rights and national liberation. Readings and screenings include versions of Antigone by Sophocles, Anouilh, Brecht, Fugard/Kani/Ntshona, Paulin, Glowacki, Gurney, and von Trotta.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 3-5
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UG Reqs: GER:DBHum, GER:ECGender
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors: Rehm, M.
CLASSGEN 9: Greek and Latin Roots of English
Goal is to improve vocabulary, comprehension of written English, and standardized test scores through learning the Greek and Latin components of English. Focus is on patterns and processes in the formation of the lexicon. Terminology used in medicine, business, education, law, and humanities; introduction to principles of language history and etymology. Greek or Latin not required.
Terms: Sum
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Units: 3
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Grading: Ltr-CR/NC
Instructors: Porta, F.
CLASSGEN 16: Eureka! Archimedes and his Science
The legends and reality of the life of one of the most important scientists in history. Archimedes' major discoveries in pure and applied science. No background in Greek or science required.
Terms: Spr
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Units: 3-5
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UG Reqs: GER:DBHum
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors: Netz, R.
CLASSGEN 18: Greek Mythology
The heroic and divine in the literature, mythology, and culture of archaic Greece. Interdisciplinary approach to the study of individuals and society. Illustrated lectures. Readings in translation of Homer, Hesiod, Herodotus, and the poets of lyric and tragedy.
Terms: Win
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Units: 3-5
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UG Reqs: GER:DBHum
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors: Martin, R.
CLASSGEN 20N: Mapping the Mediterranean
Preference to freshman. How the Mediterranean has been represented, visually and textually, and the contexts in which such representations evolved. The roles of polytheistic and monotheistic religions in cartography. From the ancient period including Homer's Iliad to the times of Gerhardus Mercator, 1512-94. How the time span from Homer to Mercator reveals the changes that make it necessary to examine the idea of the map.
Terms: offered occasionally
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Units: 4-5
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UG Reqs: GER:DBHum
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Grading: Ltr-CR/NC
CLASSGEN 22: Technologies of Civilization: Writing, Number, and Money
The technological keys to the growth of civilization that enabled the creation of complex societies and enhanced human cognition. The role of cognition in shaping history and the role of history in shaping cognition. Global perspective, emphasizing the Western tradition and its ancient Greek roots.
Terms: not given this year
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Units: 4-5
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Grading: Ltr-CR/NC
CLASSGEN 22N: Technologies of Civilization: Writing, Number and Money
The technological keys to the growth of civilization that enabled the creation of complex societies and enhanced human cognition. The role of cognition in shaping history and the role of history in shaping cognition. Global perspective, emphasizing the Western tradition and its ancient Greek roots.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 3-4
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UG Reqs: GER:DBHum
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors: Netz, R.
CLASSGEN 24N: Sappho: Erotic Poetess of Lesbos
Preference to freshmen. Sappho's surviving fragments in English; traditions referring to or fantasizing about her disputed life. How her poetry and legend inspired women authors and male poets such as Swinburne, Baudelaire, and Pound. Paintings inspired by Sappho in ancient and modern times, and composers who put her poetry to music.
Terms: Spr
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Units: 4-5
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UG Reqs: GER:DBHum, GER:ECGender
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors: Peponi, A.
CLASSGEN 30N: The Spell of Orpheus
Singer, shaman, lover, and murder victim, Orpheus has fascinated creative artists and thinkers for more than two millennia. His magical power of song inspired composers from Monteverdi to Philip Glass, while the tale of this attempt to bring his wife back from the dead provided hope for ancient cult members and material for modern cinema. We will explore the Orpheus myth in detail, starting with the ancient sources, then follow his story throughout Western art, literature, music, dance, philosophy and film.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 3-5
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors: Martin, R.
CLASSGEN 35: Becoming Like God: An Introduction to Greek Ethical Philosophy
Why do Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle identify achieving wisdom as becoming like gods? How does godlike wisdom affect one¿s ethical choices? Sources includes Greek tragedies representing traditional Greek values. The Greek philosophers¿ rejection of this tradition and their radically new ethical theories arguing that peo-ple should imitate the gods, who are ethically perfect. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle offered different ethical theories, but they shared basic conceptions of goodness and happiness. Are their ethical philosophies operative in the modern day?
Terms: Spr
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Units: 3-5
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UG Reqs: GER:ECEthicReas, GER:DBHum
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors: Nightingale, A.
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