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Durham   Liberal Arts :: Classics

CLAS 401 (01) - Classical Mythology

Classical Mythology

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2023 - Full Term (01/24/2023 - 05/08/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   229  
CRN: 50502
Survey of myths and sagas of ancient Greece and Rome. No classical preparation necessary. Background course for majors in English, the arts, music, history, modern languages, classics.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Equivalent(s): CLAS 401H
Attributes: Humanities(Disc)
Instructors: Paul Robertson
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/24/2023 5/8/2023 MWF 12:10pm - 1:00pm MURK 115
Durham   Liberal Arts :: Classics

CLAS 401 (2SY) - Classical Mythology

Classical Mythology

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2023 - Full Term (01/24/2023 - 05/08/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   30  
CRN: 56011
Survey of myths and sagas of ancient Greece and Rome. No classical preparation necessary. Background course for majors in English, the arts, music, history, modern languages, classics.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Equivalent(s): CLAS 401H
Attributes: Scheduled meeting time, Online (no campus visits), Humanities(Disc), EUNH
Instructors: Richard Clairmont
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/24/2023 5/8/2023 TR 9:40am - 11:00am ONLINE
Durham   Liberal Arts :: Classics

CLAS 404 (01) - Introduction to Roman Civilization

Roman Civilization

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2023 - Full Term (01/24/2023 - 05/08/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   24  
CRN: 54824
A broad historical exploration of Roman civilization. Topics include: architecture, art, law, literature, philosophy, poetry, politics, religion, society, warfare, and the Romans? legacy to the modern world. Open to all students. No prior knowledge of the ancient world assumed; all readings are in English. Ideal background for students of English, philosophy, history, Latin, Greek, the arts, music, modern languages.
Section Comments: Cross-Listed with HIST 404
Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Equivalent(s): CLAS 406, HIST 404
Attributes: Historical Perspectives(Disc)
Instructors: R. Scott Smith
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/24/2023 5/8/2023 MWF 11:10am - 12:00pm MURK G17
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Durham   Liberal Arts :: Classics

CLAS 444D (H01) - Athens, Rome, and the Birth of the United States

Hon/Athens, Rome&Birth of USA

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2023 - Full Term (01/24/2023 - 05/08/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   20  
CRN: 55196
What did Washington, Jefferson, Adams (John and Abigail), Madison and Paine have in common? They were all instrumental in shaping the US political system, but they were also educated in the classics. When building the framework of our democratic republic, they continually looked to Athens and Rome as models, inspirations and warnings. The course examines ancient political systems and how they helped fashion our founder's notion of the ideal government and continue to do so.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Only listed classes in section: Sophomore, Freshman
Only the following students: Honors Program
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Inquiry (Discovery), Historical Perspectives(Disc), Honors course
Instructors: Yujhan Claros
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/24/2023 5/8/2023 TR 8:10am - 9:30am MURK 104
Durham   Liberal Arts :: Classics

CLAS 520D (01) - Classical Society, Politics and Ethics: Greek and Roman Religion

Greek & Roman Religion

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2023 - Full Term (01/24/2023 - 05/08/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   25  
CRN: 56014
This course traces the historical development of ancient Greek and Roman religion from its antecedents in Near Eastern, Minoan, and Mycenaean culture to the rise of Christianity in Rome's early imperial period. This course also introduces students to the methods and materials of historians of religion. Topics covered in this course include: changing conceptions of divinity, animal sacrifice, sanctuaries, festivals, death and the afterlife, divination, magic, and mystery cults.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Equivalent(s): CLAS 520
Attributes: Historical Perspectives(Disc)
Instructors: Paul Robertson
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/24/2023 5/8/2023 MWF 2:10pm - 3:00pm MURK 204
Durham   Liberal Arts :: Classics

CLAS 530A (1SY) - Classical Literary Performance Genres: War and Adventure in Ancient Epic

War/Adventure in Ancient Epic

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2023 - Full Term (01/24/2023 - 05/08/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   30  
CRN: 53123
Storytelling has long been one of the primary means to preserve and transmit cultural ideas and traditions. In this course students read and analyze the earliest epic tales from the Greek and Roman period with a view toward understanding the roots and nature of epic, the myths it told, and the influence it has had on subsequent literature. No credit earned if credit received for CLAS 444B.
Section Comments: This section is NOT Writing Intensive.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Equivalent(s): CLAS 444B
Attributes: Scheduled meeting time, Online (no campus visits), Humanities(Disc), EUNH
Instructors: Richard Clairmont
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/24/2023 5/8/2023 TR 3:40pm - 5:00pm ONLINE
Durham   Liberal Arts :: Classics

CLAS 540C (H01) - Environment, Technology and Ancient Society: Tech, Tools and Engineering in the Ancient World

Hon/Engineer in Ancient World

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2023 - Full Term (01/24/2023 - 05/08/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   20  
CRN: 55198
This course examines positive and negative impacts of ancient technological advances: engineering (fire, metallurgy), writing technology (scripts, including the alphabet, the emergence of papyrus and vellum), military technology (shipbuilding, defensive and offensive technologies, and navigation), artistic (invention of dyes, lost-wax methods of bronze casting), infrastructure (roads, bridges, and aqueducts), and monumentality (Stonehenge, Greek temples, and the Roman Colosseum). Focus on the ways in which societal and environmental factors influenced technological development and vice versa.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Only the following students: Honors Program
Attributes: Honors course, Environment,Tech&Society(Disc)
Instructors: Gregory McMahon
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/24/2023 5/8/2023 MWF 9:10am - 10:00am MURK 201
Durham   Liberal Arts :: Classics

CLAS 550A (01) - Identities and Difference in the Ancient World: Greek and Roman Women

Greek and Roman Women

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2023 - Full Term (01/24/2023 - 05/08/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   25  
CRN: 53545
The impact of women on society in Greece and Rome throughout Antiquity. The role of women in public, religious, and private life as well as their legal status through law codes. Men's views of women in different literary texts. Especially concentrating on the few existing texts written by women. All readings are in English. No prerequisite.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Equivalent(s): CLAS 550
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Historical Perspectives(Disc)
Instructors: Anna Newman
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/24/2023 5/8/2023 MWF 1:10pm - 2:00pm MURK G01
Durham   Liberal Arts :: Classics

CLAS 550C (01) - Identities and Difference in the Ancient World: Sex and Desire in Greece and Rome

Sex/Desire In Greece and Rome

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2023 - Full Term (01/24/2023 - 05/08/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   25  
CRN: 56013
This course provides an introduction to ancient Greek and Roman conceptions of desire and sexuality, to how these conceptions developed and changed over time, and how they differ from modern ways of understanding sex, desire, and sexuality. Topics discussed include "romantic" love, attitudes towards homosexual practices, man-boy love, lesbianism, ancient views of "cross-dressing," and attitudes towards prostitution, among others.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Historical Perspectives(Disc)
Instructors: Susan Curry
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/24/2023 5/8/2023 MW 2:10pm - 3:30pm MURK 104
Durham   Liberal Arts :: Classics

CLAS 551 (H01) - Race, Ethnicity, Class & Classics

Hon/Race/Ethncty/Class&Classic

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2023 - Full Term (01/24/2023 - 05/08/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   20  
CRN: 56015
Examines race, ethnicity, and class, and the ways in which they intersect with the study of the ancient world. The approach will use critical lenses alert to the impact of power imbalances both on how we view these subjects in the ancient world and how the ancients have been used to create and reinforce hierarchies in the modern world. The exact focus will vary by semester (students may repeat once if on a different topic).
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.
Only the following students: Honors Program
Attributes: World Cultures(Discovery), Honors course
Instructors: Yujhan Claros
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/24/2023 5/8/2023 TR 11:10am - 12:30pm MURK 102