CLS 395-01 - Advanced Special Topic: Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greece and Italy

4 credits (Spring)

An exploration of attested gender roles and expressions in ancient Greece and Italy in order to recover the gender identities and sexualites of the Greeks and Romans. Some discussion of socio-economics class and ethnicity. Consideration of diverse aspects of life as found in literary, scientific, and documentary texts, as well as art and archaeology. Application of theorticial approaches. Longer-range historical and typological comparisons inside and outside Indo-European.

Prerequisite: HUM 101 or GWS 111 required. Recommended: ARH 248, ARH 250, CLS 248, CLS 250, CLS 255, CLS 257, CLS 258, GWS 249, HIS 222, HIS 255, HIS 257, HIS 258, or SOC 270.
Instructor: Mercado