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Women and the Polis in Ancient Greece
CCIV243 SP

Crosslistings: WMST211

This course will study women in ancient Greece in relation to the history and institutions of the polis (city-state) and will give equal weight to each of the two course title topics. The course begins with the subject of women and the origins of the polis in the archaic period, goes on to study women in relation to the religious, political, economic, social, and judicial institutions of the polis in the classical period, and then considers the ways in which this relationship changed in the polis of t he Hellenistic period. The main focus of the course will be on women and the sociocultural institutions of ancient Athens in the fifth and fourth centuries. In each week of the course, reading from a secondary source will be paired with reading of a primary text.

MAJOR READINGS

Final selection of readings dependent on text availability. Consult: http://www.wesleyan.edu/~mkatz/cciv243/cciv243.homepage.html from which you can link to the (tentative) syllabus for the course.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Several short papers; final research paper; consult syllabus on Wesleyan homepage for final list of course requirements.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Students who enroll in this course should have some previous familiarity with either Greek civilization or feminist theory. Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA CLAS    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: NONE

Last Updated on MAR-24-2000

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